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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Like hearing aids in AirPods, this means much more than as mere implementation detail.
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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
But can the AirPods Pro 2s actually be used as hearing aids, especially at the level most would expect from traditional hearing aids?
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
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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
But can the AirPods Pro 2s actually be used as hearing aids, especially at the level most would expect from traditional hearing aids?
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 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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