ear trumpet

Example Sentences

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She presided over these salons despite deafness that required visitors to all but shout into her ear trumpet.

From New York Times

I often wonder how Beethoven would react to modern-day hearing aids considering his great frustration with the ear trumpets of his day.

From New York Times

Has 21 activities, such as how to make an ear trumpet, a device Beethoven used to help him hear better.

From Washington Post

I knew he couldn’t hear Miss Love’s music, not without his ear trumpet.

From Literature

Mr. Goates lived, but lost most of his hearing and had to tote a huge ear trumpet about with him from then on.

From Literature