Hearing Aid

Definitions: Hearing Aid

Hearing Aid

Noun

1. An electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing.

2. A conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Electrical Engineering

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Hearing Aid

Crosswords: Hearing Aid

I have gotten to the age where I need my false teeth and hearing aid before I can ask where I left my glasses. (references; author: unknown)

Hearing Aid (performing artist: They Might Be Giants)

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Books

• Counseling for Hearing Aid Fittings (Book with Diskette) (reference)

• Handbook of Hearing Aid Amplification: Clinical Considerations and Fitting Practices (reference)

• Hearing Aid Evaluation (Remediation of Communication Disorders) (reference)

• Principles of Hearing Aid Audiology (reference)

• Strategies for Selecting and Verifying Hearing Aid Fittings (reference)

  (more book examples)

High Tech

• Energizer AC10E-4 Hearing Aid Batteries (4-Pack) (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Henry Cabot Lodge standing on platform outdoors making a speech; man seated on platform with hearing aid or recording device.Credit: Library of Congress.

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Health

Some can be used with a hearing aid and others without. (references)

Adults who do not see a physician before getting a hearing aid must sign a waiver. (references)

If you need a hearing aid, an audiologist can fit you with one that meets your needs. (references)

Economic History

Denmark

Local competition is fierce, particularly within the key areas of hearing aid devices, parts and accessories, where three local companies (Oticon, GN Danavox and Widex) have an estimated 25+ACU- of the global market. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "hearing aid": hearing aid device. Additional references.

Albanian

aparat dëgjimi për shurdhët. (various references)

Bulgarian 

слухов апарат. (various references)

Czech

naslouchátko. (various references)

Danish

hoereapparat, høreapparat (hearing aid device), tung hoereapparat. (various references)

Dutch

gehoorapparaat (hearing aid device). (various references)

Esperanto

fonoforo, aŭdilo. (various references)

Faeroese

lurt. (various references)

Finnish

kuulokoje. (various references)

French

prothèse auditive, prothèse acoustique, audioprothèse, appareillage d'assistance auditive, appareil de surdité, appareil de correction auditive (hearing aid device), appareil auditif. (various references)

German

Hörapparat (hearing aid device). (various references)

Greek 

συσκευή για την ακοή των κουφών, συσκευή βαρηκοΐας, ακουστικό βαρηκοϊας, ακουστικό βοήθημα, ακουστικό (earcap, earphone, earpiece, head phones). (various references)

Hungarian

hallókészülék (acoustic, acoustic instrument). (various references)

Italian

strumento ausiliario audio, protesi uditiva, protesi acustica (hearing aid device), audioprotesi, apparecchio di audizione per sordi, apparecchio auditivo, apparecchio acustico. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

補聴器 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ほちょうき. (various references)

Manx

clashtagan. (various references)

Norwegian

høreapparat. (various references)

Pig Latin

earinghay aiday

Portuguese

prótese auditiva, fone (earphone, headpiece, headship, phon, phone), auditivo (audio, auditory, dormer window), audiofone, aparelho para surdos, aparelho para correcção auditiva, aparelho de surdez, aparelho de correcção auditiva (hearing aid device), aparelho auditivo. (various references)

Russian 

слуховой аппарат (aerophone, hearing-aid). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

slušni aparat. (various references)

Spanish

audífono (earphone), aparato para sordos. (various references)

Swedish

hörapparat (deaf aid). (various references)

Turkish

işitme cihazı (deaf aid), işitme aygıtı. (various references)

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