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An 18th-century drawing of ear trumpets. An ear trumpet is a tubular or funnel-shaped device which collects sound waves and leads them into the ear.They are used as hearing aids, resulting in a strengthening of the sound energy impact to the eardrum and thus improved hearing for a deaf or hard-of-hearing individual.
The use of ear trumpets for the partially deaf, dates back to the 17th century. [1] By the late 18th century, their use was becoming increasingly common. Collapsible conical ear trumpets were made by instrument makers on a one-off basis for specific clients.
Madame de Meuron with ear trumpet. The first hearing aids were ear trumpets, and were created in the 17th century. Some of the first hearing aids were external hearing aids. External hearing aids directed sounds in front of the ear and blocked all other noises. The apparatus would fit behind or in the ear.
It is a hollow horn, often made of wood or metal, about 200 millimetres (7.9 in) long. It functions similarly to an ear trumpet by amplifying sound. The user holds the wide end of the horn against the pregnant woman's abdomen, and listens through the other end. [1]
Among the gourd trumpets that are still in use today is the waza of the Berta people, who live in the Blue Nile region of the Sudan. A 14th-century olifant. Most trumpets fashioned from the ivory tusks of an elephant are of African origin; both end-blown and side-blown varieties can still be found in some parts of the continent today.
Kesser is opposed to ear irrigation kits, and both he and Schofield caution against so-called ear candling — a popular practice in which people light a candle and put the non-lit end in the ear ...
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Some scholars argue this impacted his compositions in the middle period which tend to use less higher pitches. [6] When his hearing was only mildly impaired, he would use ear trumpets to compose at the piano. He would also use a wooden stick between his teeth to feel the vibrations when he played. [5]