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Nicole Lonesky American Sign Language II Amber Sweigart 15 May 2015 Hearing Aids In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone which was the first electrical device that could transmit speech. While the telephone was one of the best inventions in history, it was completely pointless to the deaf because they couldn t hear. The deaf now have hearing aids and cochlear implants that help them hear, although; a hearing aid will only be effective for about one in five people with hearing loss. The first mention of hearing aids was in 1588 in Giovanni Battista Porta’s book â€Å"Natural Magick. In his book, he discussed an early hearing aid that were wooden carvings of the ears of superior hearing animals. During the 1600s and 1700s, the hearing aid trumpet was used. Hearing aid trumpets had a wide end and a narrow end. The wide end was wider and pointed towards the sound. The narrow end would be placed by the ear and would directly amplify the sound. 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