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“What we think of as handicaps are often cultural constructs created out of ignorance.”

This book is a fascinating look at how hearing works, the impacts of hearing loss, and some of the newer hearing-assist technologies. I thought it balanced science and personal experience well, in particular using the author‘s hearing loss as a jumping off point.

Just wasn't what I was looking for. There is a lot of research being done about the damage our increasingly noisy world can do. This was more about how people cope with hearing loss. There were too many personal accounts for it to be a compelling science-based read, and too much science for it to be emotionally engaging. I tired of it quickly.

An enlightening investigation into the auditory sense. From the complex physiology of our ears, to the devastating isolation that comes from hearing loss when we age, to the empowering effect of allowing deaf people to learn a language (sign language). We're all going to be affected by hearing loss in one way or another, this book offers insight into what to expect and how we can improve life with the tools and culture shifts we have today.

A well-written book of just the right length that explains how hearing works, why it stops working, and the challenges and advances in hearing aid technology. I have relatives who are hard of hearing (one of whom has a cochlear implant), so this interested me from the off, but everyone needs to read this.

A very interesting book! This book addresses all aspects of being #hearing_disabled. It‘s not a book about deafness. The title is somewhat misleading. I took this new book out of my local public library hoping to find some encouragement in it. We‘ll see...