Toward Alleviating the Stigma of Hearing Aids: A Review
Edward Madara, Achintya K Bhowmik, Yang Zhang · 2024
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Description
Edward Madara and Achintya Bhowmik review the stigma around hearing aids in this 2024 paper. Hearing aids work better than ever, yet few who need them wear them. The review gathers peer reviewed and reputable sources on why. Stigma tops the list: the devices read as marks of aging and incapacity. Ageism and disability perception feed that reading. Even as technology improved, surveys kept naming stigma as a main reason for refusal.
The authors sort fixes into technology and attitude work. Smarter sound processing, extra features like health tracking and calls, and better looks can all soften the device's image. But tools alone will not finish the job. Public health campaigns and education must shift what the devices mean socially. The authors argue for both tracks at once: better devices that people want to wear, and a culture that stops treating hearing loss as decline.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Edward Madara, Achintya K Bhowmik, Yang Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 62 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |