Medresco Portable Hearing Aid

Made:
1953 in England
designer:
National Institute for Medical Research
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Medresco portable hearing aid, by Remploy Ltd., England, 1953
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Medresco portable hearing aid, Cat. OL35/ET/53 by Remploy Ltd
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Medresco portable hearing aid, Cat. OL35/ET/53 by Remploy Ltd
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Medresco portable hearing aid, Cat. OL35/ET/53 by Remploy Ltd
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Medresco portable hearing aid, Cat. OL35/ET/53 by Remploy Ltd
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Medresco portable hearing aid, Cat. OL35/ET/53 by Remploy Ltd
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Medresco portable hearing aid, Cat. OL35/ET/53 by Remploy Ltd
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Medresco portable hearing aid, NHS issues, marked Cat. No OL35/ET/53 on microphone case, with batteries and leather carrying case by Remploy Ltd, England, 1953

The Medical Research Council designed this early example of a portable hearing aid. It consists of an internal ear piece, large Ministry of Health-issue batteries and a microphone. It comes in a leather carrying pouch. The hearing aid ensemble is bulky by today’s standards. Since the late 1970s, some people who are deaf can hear with the aid of small, discreet cochlear implants. These hearing aids are powered by tiny lithium batteries the size of a watch battery. Some people in the deaf community argue cochlear implants ‘normalise’ people with hearing loss. This example was made by Remploy Limited.

Details

Category:
Audiology
Object Number:
1981-1684
Materials:
leather, plastic (pf), cardboard, electronic component and complete
Measurements:
overall (hearing aid): 34 mm x 136 mm x 140 mm, .359 kg
overall (case): 42 mm x 75 mm x 170 mm, .116 kg
overall (case strap): 930 mm
type:
hearing aid

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