LEADER 03940nam 22005894a 450 001 9910455524803321 005 20211025215012.0 010 $a1-283-59199-5 010 $a9786613904447 010 $a0-8135-3487-9 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813534879 035 $a(CKB)111087027956152 035 $a(EBL)435050 035 $a(OCoLC)54710806 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000217116 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11228284 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000217116 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10203594 035 $a(PQKB)11718755 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC435050 035 $a(DE-B1597)529299 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813534879 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL435050 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10075357 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL390444 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027956152 100 $a20030109d2003 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOvercoming hearing aid fears$b[electronic resource] $ethe road to better hearing /$fJohn M. Burkey 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (189 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-8135-3309-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 169-170) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1. Medical Observations on the Normal, Impaired, and Aided Ear --$t2. Denial and Acceptance of Hearing Loss --$t3. Appearance and Deeper Concerns --$t4. Fears and Doubts --$t5. Benefits for a Hearing Aid User --$t6. Benefits for Friends and Family --$t7. Hearing Aids 101 --$t8. Cost --$t9. Rejoining the Hearing World --$tGlossary --$tReferences --$tIndex --$tAbout the Author 330 $aThere are dozens of misconceptions about hearing aids: ?They make you look old.? ?They cause ear infections.? ?They increase hearing loss.? ?I can?t afford one.? This misinformation impairs a person?s quality of life by discouraging them from pursuing help. Technological advances have enabled hearing aids to address a greater range of hearing losses, while making them smaller, better designed, and easier to use than those of the past. More people than ever can benefit from a hearing aid, yet of the nearly thirty million people with a hearing impairment, only about 20 percent choose to use one. In Overcoming Hearing Aid Fears, audiologist John M. Burkey addresses common fears, concerns, and misconceptions about hearing aids to help readers decide whether these devices will prove useful. Using an informal, anecdotal style informed by years of clinical practice, Burkey provides practical information about hearing aid styles, options, and costs. His expertise and experience in caring for more than 50,000 patients will help people with hearing loss address their personal concerns. The book also helps friends and family understand why a loved one might resist getting a hearing aid, and offers tips on counseling. Audiologists will find this text an important educational tool in advising their own patients. Approximately 10 percent of Americans (and nearly one-third of people age seventy and older) have some degree of hearing loss that, if left untreated, causes frustration, isolation, and depression. A hearing aid is a simple tool to improve careers, relationships, and self-esteem, and to provide independence and security. Overcoming Hearing Aid Fears can help readers take that first step to a better life. 606 $aHearing aids$vPopular works 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHearing aids 676 $a617.8/9 700 $aBurkey$b John M.$f1959-$01046589 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455524803321 996 $aOvercoming hearing aid fears$92487080 997 $aUNINA