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

Examples of hearing aid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many myths persist about hearing aids, which is why audiologists spend so much time talking not just to patients, but to the people around them. — Angela Haupt, Time, 29 June 2026

The older women lack important resources, such as adult diapers, wheelchairs, hearing aids and warm blankets. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 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

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. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hearing aid

• accolade
• ambuscade
• antegrade
• balustrade
• barricade
• cannonade
• cavalcade
• centigrade
• chambermaid
• colonnade
• countertrade
• disobeyed

Kids Definition

hearing aid

noun

: an electronic device usually worn by a person with poor hearing to make sounds louder

Medical Definition

hearing aid

noun

-ˌād 

: an electronic device for amplifying sound that is usually worn in or behind the ear of a person with partial hearing loss