the invention of the hearing aid

By CreativeCommP7-26
  • Inventor of the Hearing Aid

    Inventor of the Hearing Aid

    In 1876, Miller Reese Hutchinson created the first electronic Hearing aid.
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    The Invention of the Hearing Aid

  • Hearing Aid transmitter

    In 1898, The electronic hearing aid transmitter was so big that it had to sit on a table!

  • Silicon transmitter

    In 1954, the Hearing Aid transmitter was made out of silicon and it was much smaller.

  • The smaller, the better

    In the early 1900's, the Hearing Aid transmitter was small enough so that it could be straped to the wearers' waist.
  • 360 million people

    360 million people

    In 2013, 360 million people suffer from hearing loss. Sadly, only 10% of people actually get Hearing Aids due to the lack of Hearing Aids that are manufactured.

  • future prediction

    I think in 2050, Hearing Aids will be able to hear things from all around the world! Somewhat similar to a mobile phone.