Definition of Hearing aid
Hearing aid: An instrument to help in hearing. There are four common styles of hearing aids.
From largest to smallest, they are:
There is also a body hearing aid for very severe hearing loss. In general, hearing aids should ideally be binaural (in both ears), if the hearing loss involves both ears.Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
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