補聴器
Meanings
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hearing aid
A small electronic device worn in or behind the ear to amplify sound for people with hearing loss.
My grandfather uses a hearing aid.
The hearing aid battery has run out.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が補聴器をつけるfor someone to put on/wear a hearing aid
My grandfather puts on his hearing aid before eating breakfast every morning.
- 補聴器をはずすto take off a hearing aid
Before going to bed, she took off her hearing aid and put it in its case.
- 補聴器を調整するto adjust a hearing aid
Since it was hard to hear, I had the shop adjust my hearing aid.