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Title: Why are retailers of deaf aids so keen to label their products as invisable
Post by: syhprum on 25/05/2021 12:59:37

I have started to use the efficient deaf aid issued by the NHS 3 three years ago and have been reading all I can find.
All the adverts emphasize how inconspicuous they are as if there was something deeply shameful about being deaf (like having (HIV), I would be happy to wear a gaming head set if it did a good job I am in no way ashamed of being deaf ! 

Title: Re: Why are retailers of deaf aids so keen to label their products as invisable
Post by: Bored chemist on 25/05/2021 13:25:09

Because people identify deafness with age, and people don't want to be thought of as old.

Title: Re: Why are retailers of deaf aids so keen to label their products as invisable
Post by: Eternal Student on 25/05/2021 14:24:34

Or because people don't read and watch enough Sci-Fi ?   Geordi la Forge from Star Trek  etc.

I have a pair of thick glasses with "Google" written on them and young children think that's really cool.  They're just ordinary glasses with a label I stuck on them.   It's some nonsense about fashion and people wanting to conform with something.  I don't know.  Just keep doing what you're doing Syhprum, get something that works well and suits you.

Best Wishes to you.

 

Title: Re: Why are retailers of deaf aids so keen to label their products as invisable
Post by: Zer0 on 28/05/2021 22:26:19

Hiya Murph!
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(I can Feel your Vibe)

Neither Old age nor HIV Aids is anything to be ashamed off.
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Can you imagine Prof Einstein with blonde hair...or Dr Michio Kaku with black hair...DuH!

Adverts nowadayz Simplee Sukkk!
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P.S. - Negative ADs are in Abundance... perhaps because they Work.
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