A resource for parents of children who have a hearing loss. The book covers what parents need to know, or may be curious to know more about. Chapters have information on types and causes of hearing loss, hearing tests, audiograms, parts of the ear, hearing aids, cochlear implants, deaf culture, and a comprehensive glossary covering hundreds of wo[Read More]

Hearing loss cuts you off from the hearing world in many ways, often leaving you depressed and with little self-esteem. The good news is you don’t have to let things remain that way. When you put into practice the six keys explained in “Keys to Successfully Living with Your Hearing Loss”, a happier and more confident “you” will rejoin the[Read More]

From a mother whose daughter has hearing loss, and an audiologist with more than thirty years experience with deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families, this comprehensive volume offers parents critical information on everything from technical information to practical and emotional support.

This book's purpose is to present a concise, organized approach to evaluating patients with dizziness, hearing loss, and tinnitus. Part I reviews clinically relevant anatomy and physiology to provide a framework for understanding the pathophysiology of the vestibular and auditory systems. Part II outlines the important features of the patient's h[Read More]

Elometer returns from the hospital only to discover that she can no longer hear the voices of her friends and family. In fact, she can't hear anything at all. It's hard enough for a young girl to deal with such a loss, but things get even worse when her stern family takes her out of school and hides her from the outside world. The playmates she [Read More]

This text is the first to be dedicated solely to hearing loss in older adulthood and to the process of serving the special needs of older adults who are hearing impaired. It contains information on the incidence of hearing loss and possible causes of presbyacusis. Information provided should offer a positive influence on the use of hearing aids for[Read More]