Overview

There are dozens of misconceptions about hearing aids: ""They make you look old,"" ""They cause ear infections,"" ""They increase hearing loss,"" ""I can't afford one"". The misinformation impairs a person's quality of life by discouraging him or her from pursuing help. Technological advances have enable hearing aids to address a greater range of hearing losses, while making them smaller, better designed and easier to use than those of the past. More people than ever can benefit from a hearing aid, yet of the nearly 30 million people with a hearing impairment, only about 20 per cent choose to use one. In ""Overcoming Hearing Aid Fears"", audiologist John M. Burkey addresses common fears, concerns and misconceptions about hearing aids to help readers decide whether these devices will prove helpful. Using an informal, anecdotal style informed by years of clinical practice, Burkey provides practical information about hearing aid styles, options and costs. His expertise and experience in caring for more than 50,000 patients should assist people with hearing loss in addressing their own patients. Approximately ten per cent of Americans (and nearly one-third of people age 70 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. The book aims to help readers take that first step to a better life.

Full Product Details

Author:   John M. Burkey
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.283kg
ISBN:  

9780813533100

ISBN 10:   0813533104
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   15 August 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of 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 Hearing Aid User 6. Benefits for Friends and Family 7. Hearing Aids 101 8. Cost 9. Rejoining the Hearing World Glossary References Index

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This book will be very useful for hearing aid users and their families. It helps demystify many of the uncertainties surrounding the purchase of hearing aids, and is written in a highly readable style.

This book will be very useful for hearing aid users and their families. It helps demystify many of the uncertainties surrounding the purchase of hearing aids, and is written in a highly readable style.--David Fabry past president, American Academy of Audiology

Author Information

JOHN M. BURKEY is the director of audiology and speech at the Lippy Group for Ear, Nose, and Throat in Warren, Ohio. He is coauthor with his colleagues at the Lippy Group of Hearing Better: Understanding Your Hearing and Ear Care Options.

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