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OverviewHearing loss is a common chronic condition which is often poorly recognized but can have multiple negative impacts, not just on the lives of those directly affected, but also those living with them. People with impaired hearing may begin a long and uncertain journey involving a number of key stages, from emerging awareness and help-seeking, to diagnosis, adjustment, and self-evaluation. Based on a model of person-centered audiological rehabilitation, this book explains why it is important to understand both patients’ own experiences, and those of their communication partners, over time. It focuses particularly on the human dynamics of hearing loss, exploring the broader consequences of hearing loss for the individual, family members, and wider society. In particular the book: gives insight into the patients' and their communication partners’ experiences and perspectives through clear and telling first-hand narrative accounts; examines how people understand their own hearing loss, reflect on their experiences with hearing aids – both positive and negative – and evaluate treatment options; considers the changes needed to conversations in order to include all communication partners, whether with impaired hearing or not; and discusses consequences of hearing loss using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). With its explicit aim to increase awareness of the need to include the patient and close relatives in the process of rehabilitation, this new text makes an important contribution to further improve evidence-based practice in the field of audiological rehabilitation. An ideal text for audiology, ENT, and nursing students of all levels. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vinaya Manchaiah , Berth Danermark (Orebro University, Sweden,)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9781138642201ISBN 10: 1138642207 Pages: 178 Publication Date: 12 December 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationVinaya Manchaiah is Jo Mayo Endowed Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Lamar University, USA. He is also the co-founder of the not-for-profit and non-governmental organization Audiology India. Berth Danermark is Professor of Sociology in the School of Health and Medical Sciences at Örebro University, Sweden. He is the director of doctoral studies at the Swedish Institute for Disability Research. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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