hearing aids
1hearing aid — hearing aids N COUNT A hearing aid is a device which people with hearing difficulties wear in their ear to enable them to hear better. Syn: deaf aid …
2Hearing aid — Behind the ear aid In the ear aid …
3Hearing impairment — See also: Deaf culture for the social movement.. Deaf and/or hard of hearing Classification and external resources The International Symbol for Deafness …
4hearing aid — a compact electronic amplifier worn to improve one s hearing, usually placed in or behind the ear. [1920 25] * * * Device that increases the loudness of sounds in the user s ear. Its principal components are a microphone, an amplifier, and an… …
5hearing aid — An electronic amplifying device designed to bring sound into the ear; it consists of a microphone, amplifier, and receiver. SYN: hearing instrument. behind the ear h. h. that rests on the medial aspect of the pinna. completely in the …
6hearing aid — a device to improve the hearing. Simple passive devices, such as ear trumpets, are now rarely used. An analogue hearing aid consists of a miniature microphone, an amplifier, and a tiny loudspeaker. The aid is powered by a battery and the whole… …
7Hearing aid dispenser — A hearing aid dispenser is a person licensed to sell hearing aids.Hearing Aid Dispensers provide minimal testing for the sole purpose of supplying hearing aids to individuals with hearing loss. Hearing Aid Dispensers are trained in the… …
8hearing aid — noun 1. an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing • Syn: ↑deaf aid • Hypernyms: ↑electronic device 2. a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing impaired person • Syn …
9hearing therapy — the support and rehabilitation of people with hearing difficulties, tinnitus, or vertigo. It includes supplying help with acclimatizing to hearing aids, teaching lip reading, advising on environmental hearing aids, and offering general… …
10Hearing screening test, newborn — Screening of the newborn baby s ability to hear. Newborn screening of hearing is done with automated auditory brainstem response tests or, less often, with what are called otoacoustic emission or conventional auditory brainstem response tests.… …
