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Living with Hearing Loss and Deafness

A Guide to Owning It and Loving It

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Living with Hearing Loss and Deafness

By: Samantha Baines
Narrated by: Samantha Baines
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A warm and down-to-earth exploration of hearing loss and deafness.

Featuring the author's own experiences of deafness, this audiobook is about how to understand, live and thrive with hearing loss - a humorous yet informative place to turn for the millions of people in the UK who have hearing loss or deafness. Including interviews with experts from the RNID, audiologists, deaf activists and people who use and teach sign language, as well as facts and anecdotes about:

  • The first signs of hearing loss
  • Tinnitus
  • What to expect at a hearing test
  • Will I lose my job?
  • What are hearing aids and why do you need them
  • Top fears about hearing aids
  • Deaf dating
  • Lipreading
  • What is sign language?
  • What not to say to someone with hearing loss
  • Supportive charities and organisations

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Samantha Baines (P)2023 Headline Publishing Group Limited Education Physical Illness & Disease

Critic Reviews

This book is important. (Mark Atkinson, CEO of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People)
Heartfelt and hilarious - deaf awareness beautifully told through Sam's unique voice. (Laura Whitmore)
Samantha is a strong and powerful woman who talks so openly about her life and about being a part of the deaf community. To have someone who wants to help and wants to make a difference is so important and Sam is that person. (Gaby Roslin)

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