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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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