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A Quiet World: Living with Hearing Loss
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.8
EAN: 9780300084399
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0300084390
Label: Yale University Press
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: October 11, 2000
Publisher: Yale University Press
Studio: Yale University Press
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Editorial Review:
How do millions of people cope with hearing loss? How can medicine and technology help? In this engaging and practical book, social psychologist David G. Myers explores the problems of the hard of hearing from a first-hand perspective. He offers advice for those with hearing problems and their families and friends as well as hopeful information on new technology and surgical procedures.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - If you have hearing loss, read this book.
Anyone with hearing loss will identify with the content of David Myer's book. Very inspirational!
Rating:  - Valuable book
This book is very nice and a valuable source. However, there are some things you ought to know before buying it.
The book is very subjective in the sense that it is written in diary form. The author basically tells you about his experiences with hearing loss. Fortunately, he does have insightful comments with regard to hearing loss.
This book both made me sad and happy at the same time.
The account of this guy made me very happy that there are others out there ... Read More
Rating: - Very informative
This book has so much to offer for the hearing-impaired and their families. I almost skipped over it because it is the author's story of losing his hearing as an adult. My son was diagnosed at age 4 1/2. I am so glad that I decided to read it! Myers offers a wealth of technical information along with an impressive list of internet resources. Perhaps the most important aspect of the book is the emotional insight in dealing with hearing loss. I definitely learned to be more patient with my son after ... Read More
Rating: - A Heart-Felt, Exquisitely Written Piece!
If you have loss of hearing, the prose and memoirs by Dr. Myers will be profoundly familiar. You will find yourself sitting and listening to this friend as he shares secrets you seldom discuss with anyone. The author offers rich experiences in roller coaster rides of emotion. He is insightful, humorous, sensitive, revealing, encouraging--and often painfully honest. You feel his torment and elation, and through it, not only come to know the author, but clearly more about living with hearing loss.
An ... Read More
Rating: - Exploring hearing loss
This book is wonderful and useful in a variety of ways. It deserves all of the praise it has earned. The chapter "Aids and Advice" contains a helpful subsection, "Advice for Friends and Family Members" that is invaluable. Tips such as "invite us to a quiet place," "get our attention," "face the light and face us," "rephrase," "create a context," and "speak slowly" are essential for successful communication with people with hearing ... Read More
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