Coping with hearing loss: A guide for adults and their families [Hardcover]

Susan V Rezen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1985

An examination of the physical, psychological, and emotional effects of hearing loss presents strategies for dealing with the change and discussions of hearing aids, alarms, hearing ear dogs, lip reading, sign language, and more.

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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Hearing loss goes beyond the physical limitations. This revised and updated edition of the 1985 original ( LJ 4/15/85) discusses the social, psychological, vocational, and emotional aspects, offering a realistic description of what to expect with a hearing loss and outlining attitude and behavior adjustments. Chapters dispensing practical advice summarize salient points and end with question-and-answer sections. Photographs of the latest hearing aids and devices are accompanied by discussion of the advantages and disadvantages. While this book is similar to Kay Thomsett and Eve Nickerson's Missing Words ( LJ 6/1/93), the style of delivery and organization of information differs. Missing Words emphasizes hearing loss through one person's experience and expands from that perspective. Coping with Hearing Loss takes a more global, factual approach. Both are recommended for popular medical collections.
- Emily Ferren, Carroll Cty. P.L., Westminster, Md.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 191 pages
• Publisher: Distributed by W.W. Norton (1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093487848X
• ISBN-13: 978-0934878487
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,126,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Understanding a disability, February 14, 2005

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M. Mortensen "Lover of fine foods" (CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coping with Hearing Loss (Hardcover)

Hearing loss is a problem wherein the body cannot hear as well because it is DAMAGED! You can't fix the damage done to the cochlea where the damage has occurred -- instead, people need to come to terms and learn to do the best with what hearing they have left. This book is one of several that are great at helping people understand. Hearing Aids -- sold from a good competent audiologist -- is the key to understanding and making adjustments to maximize use of what hearing is left.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars helpful to me! Confirms what I know., November 10, 2003

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Jean M. Creswick (Ten Mile, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coping with Hearing Loss (Hardcover)

One of the prior reviewers of this book was very negative. I disagree! As a hearing aid user for more than 40 years, I think this book is a good summary of the information that I need and have bought copies of it to educate my family and friends. I suspect the unhappy user was never correctly fitted with an adequate hearing aid and feels used and abused. I would have also been in that frame of mind if I had purchased my aids from the wrong audiologist. This book will help educate potential hearing aid users (and their families) to realistic expectations and hopefully lead them to good audiologists.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what the doctor ordered, January 31, 2001

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"reelkats" (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coping with Hearing Loss (Hardcover)

An excellent book. Rezen has a way of getting straight to the point, while remaining very sympathetic to both the person with the hearing loss, and those who communicate/live with that person. It is a very helpful, clear, well-written book that I cannot recommend highly enough to you.