{"product_id":"overcoming-hearing-aid-fears-john-m-burkey-9780813533100","title":"Overcoming Hearing Aid Fears: The Road to Better Hearing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are dozens of misconceptions about hearing aids: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"They make you look old.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"They cause ear infections.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"They increase hearing loss.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"I can't afford one.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis misinformation impairs a person's quality of life by discouraging them from pursuing help. Technological advances have enabled hearing aids to address a greater range of hearing losses, while making them smaller, better designed, and easier to use than those of the past. More people than ever can benefit from a hearing aid, yet of the nearly thirty million people with a hearing impairment, only about 20 percent choose to use one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOvercoming Hearing Aid Fears\u003c\/i\u003e, audiologist John M. Burkey addresses common fears, concerns, and misconceptions about hearing aids to help readers decide whether these devices will prove useful. Using an informal, anecdotal style informed by years of clinical practice, Burkey provides practical information about hearing aid styles, options, and costs. His expertise and experience in caring for more than 50,000 patients will help people with hearing loss address their personal concerns. The book also helps friends and family understand why a loved one might resist getting a hearing aid, and offers tips on counseling. Audiologists will find this text an important educational tool in advising their own patients. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApproximately 10 percent of Americans (and nearly one-third of people age seventy and older) have some degree of hearing loss that, if left untreated, causes frustration, isolation, and depression. A hearing aid is a simple tool to improve careers, relationships, and self-esteem, and to provide independence and security. \u003ci\u003eOvercoming Hearing Aid Fears\u003c\/i\u003e can help readers take that first step to a better life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John M. Burkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813533104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813533100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.68w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2003 pg. 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2003","brand":"John M. Burkey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425073611007,"sku":"9780813533100","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9f28081-179b-483c-87ea-1dd453a58baf.jpg?v=1761536827","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/overcoming-hearing-aid-fears-john-m-burkey-9780813533100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}