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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In another case, the company agreed to pay $54,000 to create a temporary clinic to provide hearing aids to those in need.
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Chris Quintana, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Rechargeable batteries are in many household devices ranging from watches and hearing aids to home battery storage systems.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Zinc-air batteries are currently used in small devices like hearing aids.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Her shop also carries products for preventing hearing loss, like custom headphones to make music or movies safer for your ears, to TV and phone amplifiers to help with comprehension and ultimately, quality of life for folks with hearing aids as well as products and counseling for tinnitus.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Chris Quintana, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Rechargeable batteries are in many household devices ranging from watches and hearing aids to home battery storage systems.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Zinc-air batteries are currently used in small devices like hearing aids.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Her shop also carries products for preventing hearing loss, like custom headphones to make music or movies safer for your ears, to TV and phone amplifiers to help with comprehension and ultimately, quality of life for folks with hearing aids as well as products and counseling for tinnitus.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Hearing aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearing%20aid. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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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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