This revised edition takes account of the changes that have taken place in the field. The functions of the ear are described, before the book moves on to explain the nature and causes of the various kinds of hearing loss and their treatment. A detailed account of the various types of hearing aid is given, along with a description of their limitations and advice on which kind of aid to choose. Speech-reading and its uses are explained, both for people who are hard of hearing and for those who live and work with them, and examples are given of audiometric tests and how to interpret them. Much is still to be done in explaining the particular difficulties experienced by deaf people, and this book explains how hearing impairment can affect feelings and behaviour, sometimes making people withdrawn or aggressive. A greater understanding of the issues associated with hearing loss can overcome many of the prejudices still suffered by deaf people today.
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Impaired hearing concentrates the mind wonderfully on the ears, which otherwise we all take for granted. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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hearing aid centre, ear mould, daily living equipment, deafened people, programmable aids, hearing tactics, hearing aid dispensers, conductive impairment, people with normal hearing, cochlea implants, sensorineural impairment, hearing therapist, cued speech, tinnitus maskers, sensorineural loss, speech audiometry, speech reception threshold, speech processor, hearing impaired person, auditory training, environmental aids, response audiometry, binaural hearing, bone conduction, audiometric tests Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hearing Concern, Danish Mouth-Hand System, National Association of Deafened People, Masked Right, Sound Advantage, Left C----Figure, Lord Ashley, Word List New!
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