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I am on my third set of hearing aids and have adjusted to them. I was wondering whether anyone has seen the tv commercial showing a mother and her adult daughter talking, where the daughter is describing how her mother often did not hear people talking to her and of course didn't respond They both laughed and thought it was quite humorous that the mother couldn't hear. I am wondering if anyone has seen that commercial and if you did, what are your thoughts about it. My thought, and maybe I am too sensitive at my major hearing loss, but that commercial is not funny and honestly, offensive. I have thought about writing to the company or even the ADA because I find it insensitive. I am not mentioning the name of the manufacturer for obvious reasons. Admin, you can delete this if you find it unsuitable for our group. Thank you.
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@gencha I encourage you to write to the company. It's time for us to 'make hearing loss visible'. Also to erase the ridiculous old stigmas attached to it. While HL has always been more common in older people, it is not rare in younger people. I am familiar with that commercial and my blood boils every time I see it.
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Hi,
I haven't seen the commercial but it sounds insensitive to me. What was the purpose of the commercial...in other words what where they selling and how was that interaction between the mom and daughter relevant to the product? Even if it was an ad for OTC hearing aids, it is not appropriate and no, you are not being overly sensitive. You can give details without mentioning the manufacturer....I am really curious and I would contact the company. I bet a lot of people may already have. Advertisers have pulled many commercials that the public found offensive.
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