Living with Hearing Loss
Author: McFerran, D.
ISBN: 9781847092724
Publisher: Sheldon Press
Year First Published: 2015
Pages:
Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Hearing loss is on the increase due to an ageing population, the use of personal listening devices, smoking, and poor cardiovascular health. It affects almost 9 million people in the UK and an estimated 55 million Americans. This book explains types and degrees of hearing loss, treatments and therapies, and how to live with it. Topics include: • The auditory system - anatomy and mechanisms of the ear • Conditions such as otosclerosis, Ménière’s disease, • Psychosocial aspects of hearing loss, eg anxiety and stress • Occupational implications • Treatments, including auditory training, hearing aids and hearing implants • Assistive listening devices • Adjusting and coping • The future, including stem cell treatments and otoprotectants • Helping other people with hearing loss
ISBN: 9781847092724
Publisher: Sheldon Press
Year First Published: 2015
Pages:
Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Hearing loss is on the increase due to an ageing population, the use of personal listening devices, smoking, and poor cardiovascular health. It affects almost 9 million people in the UK and an estimated 55 million Americans. This book explains types and degrees of hearing loss, treatments and therapies, and how to live with it. Topics include: • The auditory system - anatomy and mechanisms of the ear • Conditions such as otosclerosis, Ménière’s disease, • Psychosocial aspects of hearing loss, eg anxiety and stress • Occupational implications • Treatments, including auditory training, hearing aids and hearing implants • Assistive listening devices • Adjusting and coping • The future, including stem cell treatments and otoprotectants • Helping other people with hearing loss
