By Tim Ferguson
Published: Wednesday 09 July 2008
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Julian Nicholls
Location
Lymington, UK
Occupation
Software Engineer
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Because of the particular deafness he had, my father had a hearing aid that connected exactly like the picture, up until he died in 1990. Presumably, the body worn part was a bit more sophisticated than the 1948 original.
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