hearing aid

American  

noun

1. a compact electronic amplifier worn to improve one's hearing, usually placed in or behind the ear.

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hearing aid British  

noun

1. a device for assisting the hearing of partially deaf people, typically consisting of a small battery-powered electronic amplifier with microphone and earphone, worn by a deaf person in or behind the ear

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Etymology

Origin of hearing aid

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Oliver grew up in a deaf family where BSL was his first language so he "didn't feel the need" to get a hearing aid or a cochlear implant.

From BBC

An upcoming Peppa Pig episode in which George gets a hearing aid could help to "remove some stigma" around hearing loss, the head teacher of a prominent school for deaf children said.

From BBC

In comparison, 8% of those without hearing aid prescriptions developed dementia.

From Science Daily

From an Iowa farm family that came west in a covered wagon, Con Keeler had grown up tinkering with radios and could cobble together crude bugs using telephone and hearing aid parts.

From Los Angeles Times

This was like talking long distance to my grandmother without her hearing aid, and—just like my grandmother—Miss Kemp didn’t try to pin it down.

From Literature