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)
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In one parallel universe, the Doctor crafted a hearing aid for Ludwig van Beethoven. (AUDIO: A Storm of Angels)