Definitions for hearing aids
hear·ing aids

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1. hearing aids

   A hearing aid is a device designed to improve hearing by making sound audible to a person with hearing loss. Hearing aids are classified as medical devices in most countries, and regulated by the respective regulations. Small audio amplifiers such as personal sound amplification products (PSAPs) or other plain sound reinforcing systems cannot be sold as "hearing aids". Early devices, such as ear trumpets or ear horns, were passive amplification cones designed to gather sound energy and direct it into the ear canal. Modern devices are computerised electroacoustic systems that transform environmental sound to make it audible, according to audiometrical and cognitive rules. Modern devices also utilize sophisticated digital signal processing to try and improve speech intelligibility and comfort for the user. Such signal processing includes feedback management, wide dynamic range compression, directionality, frequency lowering, and noise reduction. Modern hearing aids require configuration to match the hearing loss, physical features, and lifestyle of the wearer. The hearing aid is fitted to the most recent audiogram and is programmed by frequency. This process is called "fitting" can be performed by the user in simple cases, or is performed by a Doctor of Audiology, also called an audiologist (AuD), or by a Hearing Instrument Specialist (HIS) or audioprosthologist. The amount of benefit a hearing aid delivers depends in large part on the quality of its fitting. Almost all hearing aids in use in the US are digital hearing aids, as analog aids are phased out. Devices similar to hearing aids include the osseointegrated auditory prosthesis (formerly called the bone-anchored hearing aid) and cochlear implant.

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1. Hearing Aids

   Wearable sound-amplifying devices that are intended to compensate for impaired hearing. These generic devices include air-conduction hearing aids and bone-conduction hearing aids. (UMDNS, 1999)

How to pronounce hearing aids?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say hearing aids in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hearing aids in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hearing aids in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of hearing aids in a Sentence

1. Kristi Bighley:

   The worst was probably the one that called him an idiot and said he couldn’t sell those hearing aids, obviously that person didn’t put himself in Gilbert’s shoes.

2. Derrick Coleman:

   On a scale of 0-10, normal people range from about a seven, eight, or nine, without my hearing aids, I'm about a one or two.

3. Joella Migliori:

   You know the videos of children having hearing aids for the first time ? That's the experience Danielle Crull and Truffles gave us, when Joella was able to really see for the first time, the first thing Danielle Crull saw was the kitty, and it just changed everything for Danielle Crull.

4. Lise Hamlin:

   Early adoption of hearing aids could help people hold onto their jobs, communicate better at home with family and friends, and … remain (in) active their communities.

5. Nancy Young:

   It may be, I suspect, that unless the families didn't follow through, they had access to hearing aids through the government-funded health system and therefore they were likely to have had an intervention in a reasonable timeframe.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_Aids