hearing aid

noun

Definition of hearing aid

: an electronic device usually worn in or behind the ear of a hearing-impaired person for amplifying sound

Examples of hearing aid in a Sentence

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The room is designed for serious research into brain mapping, hearing aid technology, and the development of auditory navigational systems for blind people. — Jennifer Emerling, National Geographic, "Seeking silence on a California road trip," 6 Aug. 2019 Sanders argued that a plan to provide Medicare for all would include items like hearing aids and eyeglasses. — Melanie Eversley, Fortune, "Democrats Spar Over Health Care, Race, and Gun Violence in High-Energy Debate," 31 July 2019 No pharmacy, tire center, optical, hearing aids, consumer electronics or TVs, jewelry or cute clothes. — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, "Retail Therapy: All the details on Costco Business Center, and Hadleigh's luxury boutique is a love story," 19 July 2019 These include people in wheelchairs, people with canes, guide dogs, hearing aids, and prosthetic limbs. — Jon Porter, The Verge, "Why does Apple hate falafel?," 17 July 2019 Authorities said the boy is hearing impaired and wears hearing aids. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al.com, "Hearing impaired 7-year-old who went missing in Shelby County found safe," 1 July 2019 Depending on the underlying cause of the hearing problem, treatment may include surgery, a cochlear implant, hearing aids, assistive listening devices or a combination of those therapies. — Colin Driscoll, sun-sentinel.com, "Correcting hearing loss can help keep older adults engaged in life," 5 June 2019 This relies on wearable sound generators, or small, hearing aid-like devices that emit noises (music, tones, white noise) to help conceal tinnitus, according to the NIDCD. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "What Is Tinnitus?," 30 Jan. 2019 Energous says hearing aids supporting a first version of its tech (which requires closer contact) are coming in a matter of weeks. — Geoffrey Fowler, courant.com, "Future Phones: They Fold Like Napkins, Have 9 Cameras, Charge Over Thin Air," 6 July 2018

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