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 See all Example Sentences for hearing aid 

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hearing aid was in 1922

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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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