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The Hearing Aid Museum |
Hearing Aids of all types—Ear
Trumpets, Carbon Hearing Aids, Vacuum Tube Hearing Aids,
Transistor Hearing Aids, Body Hearing Aids, Eyeglass Hearing
Aids and much more! |
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Select the category of hearing
aid you want to
explore:
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General
Information:
gives an overview and information of a general nature on the
various classes of hearing aids. |
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Non-electric (Acoustic) Hearing Aids:
were what was commonly referred to as acoustical aids or mechanical
aids. They include various types of ear trumpets (hearing horns), London domes,
conversation tubes, dentaphones, auricles and ear inserts. |
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Carbon Hearing Aids: 1900-1939:
were the first electrical hearing aids to appear on the market.
Carbon, which can be made to amplify electrical current, was used to
provide some amplification prior to the invention of vacuum tubes.
Later models often came with mechanical (carbon) amplifiers to try
to boost the amount of amplification. |
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Vacuum Tube Hearing Aids: 1921-1952:
Early vacuum tube hearing aids were generally table models or
were carried in cases resembling box cameras. After the mid 1930s, body
worn hearing aids became available, but because of the size of the
batteries, the hearing aids and battery packs were separate. This
gave these hearing aids the name "2-Piece" hearing aids.
As battery manufacturers developed smaller batteries, the "1-piece"
hearing aid became the norm. |
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Transistor Hearing Aids
(Body Style): completely eliminated vacuum
tubes and just used transistors. The first all transistor hearing aids appeared in 1953. |
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Transistor Hearing Aids
(Ear Level):
contains eyeglass, behind the ear (BTE), in the ear (ITE), and in
the canal (ITC, CIC) hearing aids. |
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Cochlear
Implants:
contains cochlear implants of various manufacturers. The first
cochlear implant came out around 1981. |
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Miscellaneous Items:
contains a number hearing related items including hearing test
equipment, ear molds, hearing aid batteries and battery testers. |
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The Hearing Aid
Museum
is
sponsored by
The Center for Hearing Loss Help
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"where you will receive the information, support and counsel you
need in order to live an exciting and fulfilling life in spite of your hearing
loss" |
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