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Hearing aid

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An instrument to help in hearing.

There are four common styles of hearing aids.</P> From largest to smallest, they are: > >Behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids, >In-the-ear (ITE) hearing aids, >In-the-canal (ITC) hearing aids, and >Completely-in-the-canal (CIC) hearing aids.

</LI></UL> 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.

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