"ear trumpet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ear trumpets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ear trumpet (plural ear trumpets)
  1. A conical device designed to channel sound to the apex, placed in the ear to serve as a hearing aid. Categories (topical): Hearing Synonyms: earhorn, otacousticon, ear-trumpet, eartrumpet Translations (conical hearing aid): слухов апарат (sluhov aparat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kuulotorvi (Finnish)

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