hearing aid
noun
plural hearing aids
: an electronic device for amplifying sound that is usually worn in or behind the ear of a person with hearing loss
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The $6,000 out-of-pocket cost every three years of hearing aids can force some parents into debt or to delay or skip treatment, Marciniak said.
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Liana Handler
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The device is not for users with active implantable medical devices such as pacemakers or hearing aid implants; users with metallic implants such as stents, bone plates or bone screws at or near the neck; or users operating another device like a TENS unit or muscle stimulator at the same time.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Kwan is hard of hearing due to bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and relies on hearing aids and lip-reading to communicate.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
But the bureaucracy spent its money on bureaucracy, not hearing aids.
—Larry Wilson, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
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Liana Handler
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The device is not for users with active implantable medical devices such as pacemakers or hearing aid implants; users with metallic implants such as stents, bone plates or bone screws at or near the neck; or users operating another device like a TENS unit or muscle stimulator at the same time.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Kwan is hard of hearing due to bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and relies on hearing aids and lip-reading to communicate.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
But the bureaucracy spent its money on bureaucracy, not hearing aids.
—Larry Wilson, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
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“Hearing aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearing%20aid. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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hearing aid
noun
: an electronic device for amplifying sound that is usually worn in or behind the ear of a person with partial hearing loss
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