When the Hearing Gets Hard: Winning the Battle Against Hearing Impairment [Mass Market Paperback]

Elaine Suss (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1996

A comprehensive guide to treating and living with a hearing problem offers information on hearing aids and other assistive devices, surgery, and implants, cautionary advice about medicines that can harm hearing, a list of resources, and more. Reprint.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Suss, who underwent a severe hearing loss herself, frankly discusses the challenges of hearing impairment. From a motivational point of view, she recounts fascinating experiences of hearing-impaired actors, sports personalities, and business executives. On the practical side, she discusses how to cope with telephones, doorbells, driving, shopping, and participation in other public activities. Outlining strategies to help people avoid awkwardness and embarrassment, Suss also describes the kinds of assistive equipment available and provides photographs. Her book is the first to address drug-related hearing loss, and she devotes a large section to the largely unknown dangers of ototoxic medications and substances that can cause degrees of deafness. Thorough and comprehensive, this is a good companion to Kay Thomsett and Eve Nickerson's more personal Miss ing Words ( LJ 6/1/93).
- 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

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam (August 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553574698
• ISBN-13: 978-0553574692
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,948,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent treatise on problems experienced by a person with, June 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: When the Hearing Gets Hard: Winning the Battle Against Hearing Impairment (Mass Market Paperback)

From experience, I can verify the validity of the problems and heartily concur with many of her solutions. Also describes some of the potential drug interaction which could result. Gives very helpful lists of medications which might avoid further hearing deterioration.

5.0 out of 5 stars Now I Finally Understand!, February 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: When the Hearing Gets Hard: Winning the Battle Against Hearing Impairment (Mass Market Paperback)

As a hearing impaired person of many years, I thought I was well versed in the hows and whys of hearing loss. But this book taught me many things I had never realized. My family members also read this book and it helped us all to communicate much more effectively with one another. I also shared this book with health professionals who deal with the elderly, and they found it so useful they bought their own copies.