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Book For People With Hearing Difficulties.

  • 25-03-2023 12:49pm
    #1
    Rigsby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,453 ✭✭✭


    https://www.healthyhearing.com/report/53338-Book-hear-and-beyond-live-skillfully-with-hearing-loss


    I have just finished reading this book and found it very useful. It is not readily available in shops in Dublin, but they will order one in for you, or else go on line.

    Posting so hopefully others will also get some helpful tips/information from it.


    DISCLAIMER: I have no affiliation whatsoever with any aspect of the book or it's authurs.



Comments

  • #2
    zell12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,997 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Good article - hearing aids are glorified amplifiers, picks up all the white noise

    But gradually I decided to quit wearing them. My reasons for that were multiple, and they remain fluid today.

    First and foremost, from a practical point of view, I found myself distracted by the sounds that my hearing aids picked up.  

    I could succeed in life without them

    My hearing loss isn’t as severe as others’ - In a normal one-on-one conversation, in a quiet setting, I can hear fairly well (with some lip-reading involved). Some people wouldn’t even think I have hearing loss. But I’ve been masking it my whole life. And if you catch me in a crowded room, with a high ceiling and lots of background noise, you would be able to tell.

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/02/hearing-aids-sounds-quit-disability




  • #3
    TomOnBoard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭TomOnBoard


    He's entitled to his opinion. However, I disagree entirely with him.

    Next week, an article titled "Man loses part of his leg: Decides to hop through life rather than wearing a prosthesis" will be published in the Guardian.



  • #4
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,773 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    I do think that once you start wearing hearing aids your hearing 'worsens' because your brain adjusts - which is what I guess the book is saying, though I haven't read it. However I am a bit useless without aids, I can hear some people - some people have very clear voices - others are just a blur and I don't hear things like the doorbell or my phone sometimes.



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