{"id":630,"date":"2016-05-20T18:06:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T18:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fueldev.site\/~acnw\/?p=630"},"modified":"2019-05-31T18:09:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T18:09:35","slug":"personal-identity-and-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/personal-identity-and-hearing-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Identity and Hearing Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Even as an audiologist who has been licensed for over 28 years, I am astonished by the number of patients who visit the clinic for the first time and express embarrassment, shame, or even apologize for their difficulty hearing. This raises the question: Is there still some degree of stigma related to hearing loss and hearing aids? The answer: ABSOLUTELY. Compared to 10, 20, and certainly more than 30 years ago, the stigma surrounding hearing loss and hearing aids has lessened, but it has not disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before discussing self-stigmatization, it is important to define a stigma. Stigma is a Greek word that means a mark of shame or discredit. It is most often used to describe a set of negative and often unfair beliefs a society or group of people share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n