Your Child's Hearing Loss: A Guide for Parents

by Debby Waldman, Jackson Roush

From a mother whose daughter has hearing loss, and an audiologist with more than thirty years experience with deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families, this comprehensive volume offers parents critical information on everything from technical information to practical and emotional support. Among the subjects covered are causes of hearing loss; testing and assessment; technical advances in hearing aids, FM systems, and cochlear implants; the role of specialists including audiologists, otolaryngologists, geneticists, and speech-language pathologists; advocating for your child's welfare in educational, social, and public environments; and practical solutions to everyday problems. Although aimed primarily at parents, it will also be useful to students and to professionals who work with children who have hearing loss, as it provides a window to the world of hearing loss from a family perspective.

254 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2005

Reviews

[Sari Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A well written, interesting book. The author offers a clear explanation of hearing loss in children, including testing, diagnosis, causes, and treatments. I appreciated the way personal anecdotes were interspersed with medical and technical information. Highly recommended not only for parents of hearing-impaired children, but for anyone who interacts with kids on a daily basis - teachers, day-care providers, speech pathologists, pediatricians, etc.

[Andy Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well written. Technical information that all parents would/should want to know mixed in with personal stories from author and people she interviewed. I liked that since most other readings are all technical and don't have advice from people that have gone through things and stories of kids struggling but it's not the end of the world.

[Sandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my intro to the world of hearing loss after my daughter lost her hearing through meningitis and was invaluable in providing a list of resources, describing what life is like for a family with a hearing-impaired child, and generally reassuring me that everything was going to be ok.

[Tamara McFarren · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much practical information as we learn to navigate this new world.