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|type = Medical device | |type = Medical device | ||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|used by = [[Human]]s | |used by = [[Human]]s<br>[[Davros]] | ||
|first = A Storm of Angels (audio story) | |first = A Storm of Angels (audio story) | ||
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Speech Day (short story)|Speech Day]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dreamer's Lament (novel)|The Dreamer's Lament]]''}} | |appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Speech Day (short story)|Speech Day]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dreamer's Lament (novel)|The Dreamer's Lament]]''}} | ||
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[[Donna Noble]] believed the [[earpiece]]s used by [[Cadmian]]s, such as that of [[Fief]]'s, resembled hearing aids. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In the Blood (novel)|In the Blood]]'') | [[Donna Noble]] believed the [[earpiece]]s used by [[Cadmian]]s, such as that of [[Fief]]'s, resembled hearing aids. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In the Blood (novel)|In the Blood]]'') | ||
[[Angelo (The Eleventh Hour)|Mrs Angelo]] used hearing aids. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Dot Smith-Smith]], a colonist of [[Yemaya 4]] in the [[23rd century]], was born deaf. Her parents refused to have her either healed medically or fitted with a hearing aid. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[SLEEPY (novel)|SLEEPY]]'') | [[Dot Smith-Smith]], a colonist of [[Yemaya 4]] in the [[23rd century]], was born deaf. Her parents refused to have her either healed medically or fitted with a hearing aid. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[SLEEPY (novel)|SLEEPY]]'') | ||
[[Davros]]'s ability to hear was mechanically assisted by a form of hearing aids. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Medical technology]] | [[Category:Medical technology]] | ||
[[Category:Technology from the real world]] | [[Category:Technology from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Audio players]] | |||
[[Category:Devices]] | |||
[[Category:Human technology]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:52, 14 December 2023
A hearing aid, also known as a deaf aid, (PROSE: In the Blood) was a device used by humans to assist with hearing. They were worn inside the ear and were used by individuals with hearing loss and deafness.
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After an accident in 1965, Alun Travers used a hearing aid after his hearing in one ear was badly affected. (PROSE: The Dreamer's Lament)
James Curtis, the deputy headmaster at Mildfields School, required the use of a hearing aid. When "Harold Saxon" visited the school, Curtis turned his hearing aid off during Saxon's speech. As a result, he was resistant to the Archangel Network's attempts to rewrite his memories to incorporate Saxon having attended the school. (PROSE: Speech Day)
Donna Noble believed the earpieces used by Cadmians, such as that of Fief's, resembled hearing aids. (PROSE: In the Blood)
Mrs Angelo used hearing aids. (TV: The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"])
Dot Smith-Smith, a colonist of Yemaya 4 in the 23rd century, was born deaf. Her parents refused to have her either healed medically or fitted with a hearing aid. (PROSE: SLEEPY)
Davros's ability to hear was mechanically assisted by a form of hearing aids. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks)
Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]
In one parallel universe, the Doctor crafted a hearing aid for Ludwig van Beethoven. (AUDIO: A Storm of Angels)
