Ear with hearing aid emoji meaning

The ear with hearing aid emoji is a pictograph of a human ear, with a small device attached to the earlobe. This device is a representation of a hearing aid, which is a small electronic device that is worn in or behind the ear and amplifies sound for individuals who have hearing loss or difficulty hearing. This emoji can be used to indicate that someone is hard of hearing or is using a hearing aid to improve their ability to hear. It can also be used to show support for or solidarity with people who have hearing loss or use hearing aids.

The ear with hearing aid emoji was approved in Unicode 12.0 and added in Emoji 12.0, see related proposal L2/18080