Although millions of people could use good advice about hearing loss, it turns out that asking is difficult, and accurate advice is hard to come by. This book directly addresses the problem: it provides useful, first-hand advice from people who have experienced hearing loss themselves, along with accurate treatment information from a highly experienced audiologist. Prompted to write this book by a patient who thought the reality of hearing loss and...

Presents a short study of the ears, and discusses the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear, how sound waves work, how the parts of the ear control balance, and other interesting facts about the ear.

The tale of a young orphaned boy who, in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe, undercover, to carry out her nefarious...

A strange videotape full of bizarre and haunting images is watched by a handful of teenagers. After the viewing the tape, they receive phone calls in which they are warned they will die in seven days. Rachel, the aunt of one of the ill-fated teens, is a journalist who has decided to investigate the matter. She manages to find the cabin in the woods and watches the video herself; afterward, she receives the same phone call, and realizes she must solve...

Detective drama series set in Aberystwyth against the backdrop of mountainous terrain, isolated farms and close-knit villages.

Describes the anatomy of the eye and ear, how those organs function and some ways in which they may malfunction, and how the brain is also involved in our seeing and hearing.

Darius Marder's Academy Award-winning film stars Riz Ahmed in an intense, committed performance as a drummer who loses his hearing and comes to discover deafness not as a disability but as a rich culture and community.

What may be the first and only client service model for the nursing industry called, Performance-based NursingTM is strategically and thoughtfully presented in this book including the four key elements and foundational elements. There is nothing like this in the market today for nursing.

Tinnitus Toolbox Hyperacusis Handbook is an excellent resource for homes, clinics, and libraries. Tinnitus is when people hear extra sounds like ringing or buzzing. Hyperacusis is when people hear sounds extra loud or painful. People with tinnitus-hyperacusis distress are still being told nothing can be done. Something can be done. Tinnitus Toolbox Hyperacusis Handbook covers currently available international science-based approaches including...

Oír a través de los dos oídos forma parte de la normalidad y aporta al ser humano una serie de ventajas en la escucha que son esenciales para su desempeño en la vida real. Las hipoacusias unilaterales y asimétricas, altamente prevalentes en nuestra sociedad, comprometen aspectos como la localización de los sonidos y la escucha en el oído con niveles más bajos de audición, reduciendo los niveles de discriminación en ambientes de ruido. Estas...