hearing aid
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- noun
- /ˈhɪrɪŋ eɪd/
:
audífono
- You're not wearing your hearing aid!
- compression hearing aid
- linear hearing aid
- BTE hearing aid
But what would a deaf person who doesn't use hearing aids see?
- But what would a deaf person who doesn't use hearing aids see?
- She uses a hearing aid, and she didn't bring it today.
- Did you know that you might be eligible for free eyeglasses, hearing aids, and even gym memberships?
- I'm not alone and I don't think I need hearing aids.
- So there's some new evidence coming out now that says that, you know, wearing a hearing aid actually prevents or release delays the onset of dementia.
- Well, because I'm older and because I've had an active childhood and, and, and life where I may have injured my hearing, I wear hearing aids.
Examples
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- The batteries went dead on my hearing aid.
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Andy, where is your hearing aid?
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-Turn your hearing aid up.
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I had my hearing aid turned down.
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Even if someone is wearing a hearing aid, it does not mean that they can hear you.
Academic text (2011) -
I'll finally be able to buy that hearing aid my mother always wanted.
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She had a hearing aid.
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She uses a hearing aid, and she didn't bring it today.
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Bertie needed a hearing aid, but it was too cumbersome for her to wear.
Fiction book (2000) -
My grandmother uses a hearing aid to help her hear during conversations.
Synonyms
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A cone-shaped device that directs sound into the ear to help people hear
A small electronic device worn in or behind the ear that makes sounds louder for people who cannot hear well
A dog trained to alert a person who cannot hear to important sounds like a doorbell or alarm
How Helpful
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- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a device that helps people hear' is directly and compositionally derived from 'hearing' (the sense of perceiving sound) + 'aid' (something that helps). This is a straightforward noun–noun compound following common compounding patterns and is cross‑linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Hearing aid comes from a simple image: a small device that 'helps people hear better', so the words hearing and aid are literal — early models looked like tiny trumpets or cones placed next to the ear to catch and make sound louder. That's why today hearing aid means a device that makes sounds louder for people with hearing loss.