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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For those with mild to moderate hearing loss, products like the AirPods Pro 2 can double as hearing aids with customizable sound settings designed to enhance speech clarity.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
Button batteries Button cell and lithium coin cell batteries are small, dime-like discs commonly found in watches, key fobs, hearing aids, musical greeting cards, cameras and flameless candles.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
That, more than anything about AirPods themselves, may be the key to softening the stigma around hearing aids.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
The hope is that these batteries could be used in medical devices requiring long-term energy without recharging or replacement, such as ocular implants, hearing aids and pacemakers, as well as in spacecraft and satellites or remote sensors where maintenance is impractical.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
Button batteries Button cell and lithium coin cell batteries are small, dime-like discs commonly found in watches, key fobs, hearing aids, musical greeting cards, cameras and flameless candles.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
That, more than anything about AirPods themselves, may be the key to softening the stigma around hearing aids.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2024
The hope is that these batteries could be used in medical devices requiring long-term energy without recharging or replacement, such as ocular implants, hearing aids and pacemakers, as well as in spacecraft and satellites or remote sensors where maintenance is impractical.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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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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