behind the ear

English

Examples of behind the ear hearing aids

Alternative forms

• BTE

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Adjective

behind the ear (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Describing a type of hearing aid with microphone, amplifier, and battery that sit in a unit behind the wearer's auricle, and the amplified sound is passed down a tube into the ear canal.