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2. Assistive Technology for Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Wikipedia

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   Hearing aids are electroacoustic devices which are designed to amplify sound for the wearer, usually with the aim of making speech more intelligible, and to correct impaired hearing as measured by audiometry. Some technologies also worth noting are cochlear implants and bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA), which serve a similar purpose to hearing ...

3. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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   A hearing aid or deaf aid is an electro-acoustic device which is designed to amplify sound for the wearer, usually with the aim of making speech more intelligible, and to correct impaired hearing as measured by audiometry. This type of assistive technology helps people with hearing loss participate more fully in their hearing communities by ...

4. Hearing loss - Wikipedia

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   The terms hearing impaired or hard of hearing are usually reserved for people who have relative inability to hear sound in the speech frequencies. Hearing loss occurs when sound waves enter the ears and damage the sensitive tissues [ 21 ] The severity of hearing loss is categorized according to the increase in intensity of sound above the usual ...

5. Best Phones for Hard of Hearing Users - AOL

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   Cell phones come with various features that can help make the device more accessible for people with hearing impairments. The FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations ensure that each ...

6. Access to hearing aids is much easier than it used to be - AOL

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   Hearing aids don't just help you hear better, they also help lower the risk of cognitive decline in older adults with hearing impairments by a staggering 50%.

7. List of deaf people - Wikipedia

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   Deafness (little to no hearing) is distinguished from partial hearing loss or damage (such as tinnitus), which is less severe impairment in one or both sides. The definition of deafness varies across countries, cultures, and time, though the World Health Organization classes profound hearing loss as the failure to hear a sound of 90 decibels or ...