The Hearing-Loss Guide : Useful Information and Advice for Patients and Families / John M. Burkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burkey, John M., Author.

Contributor:

Daniels, Robert L.

Series:

Yale University Press health & wellness.

Yale University Press Health & Wellness

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deafness.

Hearing disorders.

Hearing aids.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The best advice for those with hearing loss, from a leading audiologist and from patients with personal experience Where can the most accurate and helpful information about hearing loss be found? From a friend or relative who has impaired hearing? From an experienced audiologist? Both, says the author of this essential book! In an unusual new approach, audiologist John M. Burkey offers not only specific and up-to-date information based on his own extensive experience with patients, but also useful, first-hand advice from those patients themselves. The Hearing-Loss Guide presents clear, basic facts on hearing impairment and treatments, followed by candid personal recommendations from people who are coping successfully with hearing difficulties. For anyone confronting hearing loss, for family members and friends, and for others who work alongside or care for a person with a hearing impairment, this book is a must-read. Inside The Hearing-Loss Guide: · Specific practical advice from patients and family members for coping with hearing loss · A professional audiologist's clear explanations of hearing loss, current treatments, hearing aids, and other devices · Helpful suggestions for friends, co-workers, and caretakers of persons with hearing difficulties

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part One: Hearing-Loss Basics

1. The ABCs of Hearing Loss

2. Hearing Aids and Other Gadgets

3. Treatments for Hearing Loss

Part Two: First-Hand Experience and Advice

4. Real-Life Consequences of Hearing Loss

5. Coping and Getting Help

6. The Hearing-Aid Experience

7. A Wish List

8. First-Hand Advice

9. Advice from Spouses or Signifi cant Others

10. Themes and Parting Advice

Resources

Appendix: Hearing-Loss Questionnaires

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-21353-0

OCLC:

904281245