Overview
This is a fun book of animated stories focused on words or phrases misheard by those with a hearing loss. The results are comical. It also includes tips as to how to live with a hearing loss (your own or your partners or both). The stories have been requested from across the US. There are colored graphics and easy-to-read content. It is a perfect gift for those who are confused by a hearing loss or those that need to know how to deal with one. The author has had a serious hearing loss (improved by two hearing aids) and wishes to share her experience with others who face this. Advice has been sought and included from audiologists, others with a loss, hearing associations, and friends, The result is a beginning introduction to the difficulties faced, their reasoning, and the direction one can take to receive help or to improve their communication. It was written with audiologist offices, doctors, consumers with hearing difficulties, and the general public in mind. The reader is encouraged to submit any stories or experiences they have related to mishearings to be used in a second edition. this can be anonymous or submitted with a name attached. thank You!
Full Product Details
Author: Jo Bailey (Lead Psychologist Public Sector Prisons National Offender Management Service UK)
Publisher: Joann Krohn Bailey
Imprint: Joann Krohn Bailey
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 0.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.068kg
ISBN: 9780692810330
ISBN 10: 0692810331
Pages: 30
Publication Date: 14 February 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
Communication problems can place stress on relationships. As serious as it is to have communication difficulties because of hearing loss, there also are times when laughter is the best medicine. I have been Jo Bailey's audiologist for many years, and I find her humor is a way to release some of the stress hearing loss has on communication. I hope you find this collection of stories of misunderstandings helpful as a way to find some humor in a rather serious issue. -William Holzhaeuser, AuD, Ashland Audiology, LLC
Author Information
The author has had a serious hearing loss since the age of six, but never realized it because in retrospect she invented her own version of what she misheard in order to stay in touch with the world. This was discovered when in her Master's program in Speech and Hearing Therapy. She had operations for connecting the middle ear bones and wore good hearing aids for years. There is a sincere desire to share this experience with any who have such difficulty or wish to know how to guide a partner or friend who appears to need help with their hearing.
