Deafness and hearing impairment / / Clay Farris Naff, book editor

• Pubblicazione: Detroit : , : Greenhaven Press, , 2010
• Edizione: 1st edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
• Disciplina: 617.8
• Soggetto topico: Deafness; Hearing impaired
• Persona (resp. second.): NaffClay Farris
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Covers symptoms, causes and effects, treatments, cures and medical advances for deafness and hearing impairments.
• Titolo autorizzato: Deafness and hearing impairment
• ISBN: 0-7377-5129-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910140335003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Perspectives on diseases and disorders.