| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 175 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Medical Observations on the Normal, Impaired, and Aided Ear; 2 Denial and Acceptance of Hearing Loss; 3 Appearance and Deeper Concerns; 4 Fears and Doubts; 5 Benefits for a Hearing Aid User; 6 Benefits for Friends and Family; 7 Hearing Aids 101; 8 Cost; 9 Rejoining the Hearing World; Glossary; References; Index |
| Summary |
Approximately 10 percent of Americans (and nearly one-third of people age seventy and older) have some degree of hearing loss that, if left untreated, causes frustration, isolation, and depression. A hearing aid is a simple tool to improve careers, relationships, and self-esteem, and to provide independence and security. Yet of the nearly thirty million people with a hearing impairment, only about 20 percent choose to use one. This is true despite the fact that technological advances have enabled hearing aids to address a greater range of hearing losses, while making them smaller, better desig |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hearing aids -- Popular works
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Hearing Aids -- psychology
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Persons With Hearing Impairments -- psychology
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Hearing & Speech.
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MEDICAL -- Audiology & Speech Pathology.
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Hearing aids
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0813534879 |
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9780813534879 |
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9780813533094 |
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0813533090 |
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9780813533100 |
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0813533104 |
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