auditory feedback

auditory feedback

the unwanted sound that occurs in an amplification system when the microphone picks up the sound from the loudspeaker; a major problem in the use of hearing aids.

au·di·to·ry feed·back

(aw'di-tōr-ē fēd'bak) The unwanted sound that occurs in an amplification system when the microphone picks up the sound from the speaker; a major problem in the use of hearing aids.