hearing aid

American  

noun

• hearing aids
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• hearing aids
  plural

Etymology

Origin of hearing aid

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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hearing aid

In the village of Andernos, Maria Lalanne, a 90-year-old who had fled Lege Cap Ferret, sat on a camp bed in a gym without her glasses or hearing aid, which she had left behind.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

While Meta says Conversation Focus should not be used as a hearing aid or medical device, it has championed the accessibility benefits of the feature, external, and of its glasses more widely.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

As part of her treatment, Price programmed a soft, continuous sound into Bianco's hearing aid.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

Barbabella described the president’s hearing as “normal” and said in a statement to the Journal that Trump doesn’t require a hearing aid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026

He said the camp director and several of the counselors went looking for the hearing aid in the morning while we all went swimming in the lake, but they couldn’t find it anywhere.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio