Baby boomers and hearing loss
Subtitle: a guide to prevention and care
By: John M. Burkey.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780813538815
Subjects: Deafness.; Baby boom generation -- Health aspects.; Older people -- Health aspects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of illustrations; title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction; title: What's the big deal about hearing loss?; title: How hearing loss may affect you; title: How your hearing loss may affect others; title: Baby boomers and hearing loss; title: Who are these baby boomers?; title: Special concerns for baby boomers; title: Some final words about baby boomers & hearing loss; title: How the ear works; title: Understanding your ear; title: Understanding the types of hearing loss; title: Understanding your hearing test; title: Causes and treatments for hearing loss; title: Preventable hearing loss; title: Treatable hearing loss; title: Surmountable hearing loss; title: Hearing aid basics; title: Hearing aid styles; title: Hearing aid circuits; title: Hearing aid options; title: Other hearing aid basics1; title: Satisfaction and dissatisfaction with hearing aids; title: Hearing aid benefit; title: Hearing aid satisfaction; title: Non-hearing aid solutions; title: Having a plan; title: Having the tools; title: New and future options; title: Prevention; title: Surgery; title: Hearing aids; title: A cure; title: The issues that remain; title: Hearing aids revisited; title: About insurance; title: Hearing research; title: Connecting the dots; title: Resources.