hearingaids
nounUK /ˈhɪərɪŋ eɪdz/
US /ˈhɪrɪŋ eɪdz/
Small devices you put in or behind your ears to help you hear better.
Grandpa wears hearing aids so he can hear us at dinner.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Electronic devices that make sounds louder for people with hearing loss.
The clinic fits patients with hearing aids every week.
3. A pair of small wearable gadgets used to improve hearing in noisy places.
Her new hearing aids help her follow conversations in restaurants.
4. Medical equipment prescribed by an audiologist to treat mild to moderate hearing loss.
He got his hearing aids adjusted during the follow-up visit.