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The Consumer Handbook on Hearing Loss and Hearing AIDS A Bridge to Healing

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

The Consumer Handbook on Hearing Loss and Hearing AIDS A Bridge to Healing




Ideal for helping anyone who has a hearing deficiency to enjoy life to its fullest, this guide explores the causes and management of hearing loss and the corrective products and resources available. Readers will get professional advice on the choices of hearing devices as well as point-by-point explanations on types and care of aids and tips for extending the life of the mechanism. More than just a clinical aid, this guide also examines the anger, frustration, and denial often experienced by those with hearing loss and provides counsel to help deal with a variety of emotions. Also included is a resource section with contact information on national organizations that assist individuals with hearing impairments.

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5 Stars Let’s Hear it for this Book!
What a book this is. When I found out that I was going to need hearing aids I was thrilled and scared to death. How was this really going to change my life? Well this book (both editions) helped ease my fears. With the group of experts that the author brings together many questions are answered and one realizes that they are not alone. One thing that I found was that although the second edition was improved, some of the articles in the first edition that were deleted from the second was very helpful also; Great book(s)!

4 Stars Good information about hearing loss
Like most people, as you get older your hearing gets worse and worse but you place the blame on the movie makers or the failure of people not speaking loud enough. This book gives excellent information and advise on hearing loss. Some of the information on hearing aids is a little dated but you can find that with a little research on the internet. My new hearing aids from America Hears are fantastic. I can even hear the birds chirping again.

5 Stars A goldmine of information for the hard of hearing
Kudos to clinical audiologist Richard Carmen for assembling this all-star cast of experts. I found this affordable, accessible volume to be loaded with interesting and practical information for us hard of hearing. Audiologists and scientists discuss the psychology and management of hearing loss, and new hearing technologies, and answer lots of questions: What causes ringing in the ears? How do aging, drugs, and noise affect hearing? What are the varieties of hearing aids now available? What cool new hearing assistance technologies might improve my life?

5 Stars Excellent guide to overcoming Hearing Loss fears!
This book covers so many topics in such an empathetical way — extremely well written. This book will help you if you know you are losing your hearing and are downright scared/nervous about seeking help. Understanding the hearing loss is important. This is not just for the person who has suffered hearing lose and needs help, but also for the rest of the family who needs to support and help as well. This book really cannot go recommended enough!Some of the greatest scientists/audiologists that there is have come together to share in good basic English to help. Exceptional!!

5 Stars Good coverage of subject
Covers the subject clearly. Recommend for anyone who is having hearing problem and doesn’t know where to turn.

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Raising and Educating a Deaf Child A Comprehensive Guide to the Choices Controversies and Decisions Faced by Parents and Educators

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Raising and Educating a Deaf Child A Comprehensive Guide to the Choices Controversies and Decisions Faced by Parents and Educators




The second edition of this guide offers a readable, comprehensive summary of everything a parent or teacher would want to know about raising and educating a deaf child. It covers topics ranging from what it means to be deaf to the many ways that the environments of home and school can influence a deaf child’s chances for success in academic and social circles. The new edition provides expanded coverage of cochlear implants, spoken language, mental health, and educational issues relating to deaf children enrolled in integrated and separate settings. Marschark makes sense of the most current educational and scientific literature, and also talks to deaf children, their parents, and deaf adults about what is important to them.
Raising and Educating a Deaf Child is not a “how to” book or one with all the “right” answers for raising a deaf child; rather, it is a guide through the conflicting suggestions and programs for raising deaf children, as well as the likely implications of taking one direction or the other.

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5 Stars Raising and Educating A Deaf child
This is a most practical, sensitive book that is appealing for educators as well as families of deaf children. The author is renowned for his work in cognition and psychology, but demonstrates a wonderful understanding of deaf children through the eyes of an individual who seems to know their needs first hand. Any parent or teacher reading this book will get a sense of the complexities involved in raising a deaf child, but will also get a sense of hope and support for developing appropriate
guidance and nurturing. The author makes sure to speak to his audience as one among them and offers a wealth of advice regarding educational possibilities to audiological support to socio-emotional growth.

This is an unassuming book that provides light at the end of the tunnel. Honest and sincere.

3 Stars Some interesting tidbits
This book gave me some good perspective on working with my deaf students. It did gives many opinions that I disagree with in the course of my own studies.

5 Stars Great book!
This is the book you are looking for if you are the parent of a Deaf child. Tons of good information that is based on fact and not prejudice. The only negative thing I can say is the book was designed for the educated professional type of parent and includes advanced vocabulary and smallish print. You won’t find illustrations, checklists or simplified information. Very excellent material that should help parents make informed decisions rearing their Deaf child. This is the kind of information that helped me to raise my own Deaf son who is now a happy and successful adult.

1 Star Shoud be titled “Why you should use ASL for your child”
This book claims to be a resource on the choises for educating your deaf child. It is not. The entire book focuses on using ASL as the means of communicating with your child. That would not be bad- if it didn’t present itself as an unbiased book. After it says that ASL should be used, it then makes you feel worse by saying that if you are a hearing parent with a deaf child, you probably won’t become that fluent in it anyway. There aren’t references either- so I am not sure where the author gets his information. It may be true, but there should footnotes on many of the claims. If you do choose to read this book, don’t make it the first book you read after you find out your child is deaf. That is what I did and all it did was depress me. In truth, I haven’t finished it and probably will leave it on the shelf to pick up after I finish a few others.

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