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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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But with a new, free software update, users will be able to conduct professional-grade hearing tests and turn their AirPods Pro 2 into hearing aids and to make adjustments to refine their hearing, without needing a doctor, to address mild-to-moderate hearing loss.
—Alice Park, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
Like hearing aids in AirPods, this means much more than as mere implementation detail.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
There are also hearing aids available in the room, such as visual alarms.
—Tiffany Leigh, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
Overcoming that association with age may be the last challenge of persuading people to try hearing aids out.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
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“Hearing aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearing%20aid. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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
: 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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