The price of hearing aids also includes a high level of personal service. At Widex, we invest a lot in making sure that our hearing professionals have the skills and training to fit your hearing aids. Professionals use specialized equipment to measure your hearing loss type, degree, and shape.
Stigma is a Greek word that in its origins referred to a type of marking or tattoo that was cut or burned into the skin of criminals, slaves, or traitors in order to visibly identify them as blemished or morally polluted persons. These individuals were to be avoided or shunned, particularly in public places.
stigmatise. mark-make or leave a mark on; the scouts marked the trail; ash marked the believers' foreheads. verb brand, label, denounce, mark, discredit, pillory, defame, cast a slur upon They are often stigmatized by the rest of society as lazy and dirty.