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Hearing Loss For Dummies
Improve your hearing, enhance your life
With new advice on just-released over-the-counter hearing aids
Hearing loss can be frustrating, but in fact it’s common and treatable. Hearing Loss For Dummies, written by top experts in the field in collaboration with AARP, walks you through how to get the help you need to clearly hear the sounds of life—whether you’re at home, at work, or out and about. And hearing health is Hearing loss can increase your risk of falls and injuries, isolation and depression, and even cognitive decline and dementia.
Authors Frank Lin and Nicholas Reed at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine lay out the steps to hearing
Understanding how hearing works—and how it changes as we age Finding specialists you can trust Determining whether you need testing and, if so, where to turn Using your Hearing Number™ to monitor how your hearing changes over time Learning practical solutions for hearing better at home, at work, on the phone, and in restaurants and theaters Choosing the right hearing aid, including just-approved over-the-counter hearing aids, and getting them adjusted to work for you Exploring the pros and cons of cochlear implants and other surgical options Covering the costs of hearing health care If you’re concerned about your own or a friend or relative’s hearing, this is the one book you’ll need. For what can seem like a complicated, stressful and lengthy process, Hearing Loss For Dummies tackles the topic head-on and provides you with expert guidance to put your mind at ease on the path to better hearing.
* ™ Johns Hopkins University
With new advice on just-released over-the-counter hearing aids
Hearing loss can be frustrating, but in fact it’s common and treatable. Hearing Loss For Dummies, written by top experts in the field in collaboration with AARP, walks you through how to get the help you need to clearly hear the sounds of life—whether you’re at home, at work, or out and about. And hearing health is Hearing loss can increase your risk of falls and injuries, isolation and depression, and even cognitive decline and dementia.
Authors Frank Lin and Nicholas Reed at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine lay out the steps to hearing
Understanding how hearing works—and how it changes as we age Finding specialists you can trust Determining whether you need testing and, if so, where to turn Using your Hearing Number™ to monitor how your hearing changes over time Learning practical solutions for hearing better at home, at work, on the phone, and in restaurants and theaters Choosing the right hearing aid, including just-approved over-the-counter hearing aids, and getting them adjusted to work for you Exploring the pros and cons of cochlear implants and other surgical options Covering the costs of hearing health care If you’re concerned about your own or a friend or relative’s hearing, this is the one book you’ll need. For what can seem like a complicated, stressful and lengthy process, Hearing Loss For Dummies tackles the topic head-on and provides you with expert guidance to put your mind at ease on the path to better hearing.
* ™ Johns Hopkins University
261 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 25, 2022
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December 8, 2022
This new book by two doctors which is sponsored by AARP has everything you need to know if you have mild or severe hearing loss or have friends or loved ones who do. It includes understanding how our hearing works, evaluating how you hear, various types of hearing aids (including the new over-the-counter (OTC) ones now available in the U.S.), and service providers. The financial aspects of insurance are also covered. A must for those over 50 who have, wonder if they have, or are likely to develop hearing loss. Ways to take charge of your hearing are provided.
May 23, 2023
Enjoyed thoroughly!
A very thorough book on the subject in everyday language. The authors cover the gamut of hearing issues in a realistic manner. There are no panacea. Using the various modalities described in the book gives the reader an excellent chance to significantly improve quality of life. Anyone facing the problems inherent with some degree of hearing loss should read this book.
A very thorough book on the subject in everyday language. The authors cover the gamut of hearing issues in a realistic manner. There are no panacea. Using the various modalities described in the book gives the reader an excellent chance to significantly improve quality of life. Anyone facing the problems inherent with some degree of hearing loss should read this book.
March 24, 2023
Plenty of information included here about hearing, hearing loss and hearing aids. Now I realize there is much more to choosing a hearing aid so will take my time before going out to purchase one OTC. This books bears a reread before I do.
December 14, 2022
There is so much helpful advice in this book!
March 19, 2023
Good information.
March 11, 2024
Removed a star because it’s American focused and as a Canadian those elements are mostly useless to me. However I found the information overall as someone with hearing loss to be beneficial.
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