Missing Words : The Family Handbook on Adult Hearing Loss

This handbook advises adults experiencing a significant hearing loss on how to maximize whatever hearing remains, communicate without words, take charge, and accept that some things may be beyond control. Written by Eve Nickerson, who is deaf, and her daughter Kay Thomsett, Missing Words lays out the practical steps families can take to adjust to a loved one's hearing loss. This excellent guidebook shows how the exchange of information can be altered at fundamental levels, what these alterations entail, and how they can affect one's ability to understand and interpret spoken communication. Along with the hands-on tips provided throughout, this handbook considers the potential of cochlear implants, described both by audiologist Holden and by Nickerson, who underwent implant surgery in 1985. For all families coping with a loved one's hearing loss, Missing Words is the outstanding single resource upon which they can rely.

ter Kay Thomsett, Missing Words lays out the practical steps families can take to adjust to one member's hearing loss. The authors share their personal experiences and the various methods they learned for handling these dramatic changes.