Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Authors' Note; 1. In the Beginning; 2. What is a Loss?; 3. Assessment and Intervention; 4. Hearing Aids and FM Sytems; 5. Cochler Implants; 6. The Care and Use of Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants; 7. Accepting the Incomprehensible; 8. Hearing Loss as a Party of Daily Life; 9. Advocating for your Child; 10. Helping Your Child Learn; 11. Advice from the Trenches; Afterword; Glossary; Recommended Readings; Resources; Index
Summary
This unique collaboration by a parent of a child with hearing loss and an audiologist with more than 30 years experience with deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families, this book offers parents critical information on everything from technical information to practical and emotional support