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Equipment and Supplies > Electrical Equipment and Supplies > Wearable Electronic Devices > Hearing Aids
Equipment and Supplies > Sensory Aids > Hearing Aids

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Hearing Aids  

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  • Ear Molds, Hearing Aid

Note

  • "hearing aid" is correct translation for "prothèse auditive", not "auditory prosthesis" unless you mean COCHLEAR IMPLANT

Scope note

  • 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)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006310

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