When hearing is such a basic sense which helps us understand our world, why do so many people resist wearing a hearing aid? Here's the latest article from the Deafness site at BellaOnline.com.

The stigma of hearing aids
I have been examining the issue of why there is a stigma attached to wearing hearing aids. If you wear glasses there is no stigma. You put them on and say “Wow now I can see!” but hearing aids can’t be that effective and in many cases you still hear poorly even with the aid.

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