To sign 'hearing aid', form your dominant hand into an 'X' shape by bending your index finger while keeping the other fingers tucked in. Bring your hand up to your ear and tap the bent finger twice just behind or on the top of your ear. This motion mimics the placement of a behind-the-ear hearing aid.
Sign 'I', 'need', and then sign 'hearing aid' by tapping your bent index finger behind your ear. You can finish with a gesture of inserting it if you want to be extra descriptive.
Point to the person for 'her', sign 'hearing aid', and then use the sign for 'broken' by mimicking snapping an imaginary stick in half with both hands.
Sign 'you', 'wear', and 'hearing aid'. Because this is a yes/no question, remember to keep your eyebrows raised and lean forward slightly while signing.
Sign 'I', 'need', and then sign 'hearing aid' by tapping your bent index finger behind your ear. You can finish with a gesture of inserting it if you want to be extra descriptive.
Point to the person for 'her', sign 'hearing aid', and then use the sign for 'broken' by mimicking snapping an imaginary stick in half with both hands.
Sign 'you', 'wear', and 'hearing aid'. Because this is a yes/no question, remember to keep your eyebrows raised and lean forward slightly while signing.
No, a cochlear implant has its own specific sign. It is usually signed by tapping a bent 'V' or 'U' handshape behind the ear to represent the magnetic transmitter, whereas 'hearing aid' uses a single bent index finger.
You should generally use your dominant hand to tap your dominant-side ear, as is standard in ASL. However, if you are specifically referring to a hearing aid on your non-dominant side, you can sign it on that side to be more descriptive.
You can make light contact with your ear, but it isn't strictly required. Bringing the bent finger very close to the ear and making the double tapping motion is easily understood by fluent signers.
