Sometimes I don't understand the media. They think it is a big deal for the mayor of New York City to wear hearing aids. Then the media reported that the mayor's hearing aids "were gone." Was he discouraged from using his hearing aids by the burst of media attention? It even got the attention of the Huffington Post.
Sources:
Mayor Bloomberg Sports New Hearing Aid in Public - New York City Daily News (has photo of the hearing aid in his ear)
NY Mayor: I can't hear question about hearing aids - WCAX
Bloomberg Mum on Wearing Hearing Aid - NBC New York
Bloomberg Hearing Aid Question Gets Testy Response - Huffington Post
Thanks for this post. I feel the same way. News coverage of a hearing aid is ridiculous, especially since in one case he was wearing the aid to a loud construction site! I wrote about it a bit here. http://hearingsparks.blogspot.com/2010/02/so-hes-got-hearing-aids-who-cares.html