| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Perspectives on diseases and disorders |
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Perspectives on diseases and disorders.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An overview of hearing disorders / Brian Douglas Hoyle -- Hearing loss can upset balance as well as communication / Susan Schwerin -- Loud music induces hearing loss / Bernard Perusse -- Newborns should be screened for potential hearing problems / Jace Wolfe and Walter Nance -- Hearing aids help those with hearing loss / Carol A. Turkington -- Cochlear implants can restore hearing / Regina Nuzzo -- Deafness is a culture like any other / Michelle Jay -- Deafness does not amount to a separate culture / James Joyner -- Deafness is a disability / Cathy Young -- Deafness should not be treated as a disability / Elaine Jarvik -- Cochlear implants are good for the deaf / Shelley Neal -- Cochlear implants are bad for the deaf / Matthew S. Moore, interviewed by Jessica Young -- The sounds of silence / Judy Metter -- Growing up with deaf parents / Myron Uhlberg -- Coping with the loss of both sight and hearing / Rebecca Alexander -- Hearing loss creeps up on a naval officer / Chris Plummer -- Like father, like daughter, or maybe not / Patty Therre. |
| Subject |
Deafness -- Popular works.
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Hearing impaired -- Popular works.
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| Added Author |
Naff, Clay Farris.
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| ISBN |
9780737747881 hardcover |
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0737747889 hardcover |
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