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CANAL HEARING AID [4 records]

Record 1 2000-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses
OBS

The canal aid is appropriate for persons with a mild to moderate hearing loss. This is the smallest aid available. It fits in the canal portion of the ear and very inconspicuous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses
DEF

Prothèse intra-auriculaire logée dans le conduit auditif, plus loin que la dépression centrale du pavillon.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Prostheses
Key term(s)
  • completely in the external auditory canal aid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Prothèses

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses
  • Hearing
OBS

Canal aids - A more recent modification of the in-the-ear aids is the canal aid. This is a further miniaturization of the custom in the ear style shown in Fig. 175-14. This entire aid fits with the user’s external canal and thus is nearly invisible from many angles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses
  • Ouïe
OBS

prothèse péritympanique : Selon un audioprothésiste de Gatineau.

OBS

micro-canal profond : Selon un audioprothésiste de Hull.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses
CONT

Tympanette is a type of micro canal hearing aid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses

Spanish

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