Overview

This volume lays out the practical steps families can take to adjust to a loved one's hearing loss. The book shows how the exchange of information can be altered at fundamental levels, what these alterations entail, and how they can affect one's ability to understand and interpret spoken communication. Along with the hands-on tips provided throughout, this handbook considers the potential of chchlear implants, described both by audiologist Holden and Nickerson, who underwent one in 1985. This should be a useful resource for all families coping with a loved one's hearing loss,

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9781563680236

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"""A virtual roadmap about the ins and outs of living with hearing loss (for both the person with loss and the family)."" -- ""Modern Maturity"" ""Recommended for all popular medical collections."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""Uplifting! Hardly a family exists, in today's noise-polluted world, that shouldn't read it."" -- ""SHHH"""

""A virtual roadmap about the ins and outs of living with hearing loss (for both the person with loss and the family)."" -- ""Modern Maturity"" ""Recommended for all popular medical collections."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""Uplifting! Hardly a family exists, in today's noise-polluted world, that shouldn't read it."" -- ""SHHH""

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Kay Thomsett lives in Weaverville, NC. Eve Nickerson, a retired eighth-grade teacher, lives in Portland, OR.

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