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Orchid of the Bayou: A Deaf Woman Faces Blindness
This is a great book-helps you understand what people with Ushers Syndrome go through.The author is very real and honest.Once you start, can't put it down! ... Read more

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An interesting, fulfilling and uplifting life of a man who meets the challenge of total deafblindness head-on
Born profoundly deaf into an Orthodox Jewish family, this autobiography chronicles Fr Cyril's amazing life setting free, first black deaf children in South Africa by enabling them to have an education for the first time, and then later on with his work with deaf and deafblind Chinese in Macau and Hong Kong. Along the way, he found he had Usher Syndrome which would destroy his sight and eventually he did lose all vision, even light perception. The world's only deafblind priest, he told me that his world is a blank grey but oh, despite the narrow confines of his deafblind world, he revealed to me that the whole world has become his parish, as he is in demand for retreats and conferences world wide in his work as a Redemptorist priest. He has the immense courage to travel on his own, flying to Hong Kong, South Africa, Australia and lots of other places, being met by communicator-guides or interpreters at the end of his journey. Read this book. I bought it on the day it was published, got home, started it late evening and finished it 2 am a few hours later as I could not put it down! If you find life hard, just be thankful you can see and if you are hearing, then you can hear too. Fr Cyril accesses the world around him through touch but there is so much he misses. Did you know that people get information about the world around us 95% by sight and hearing? I had a glimpse into the deafblind world for a short while when I went blind in one eye (I am profoundly deaf) and it was a terrifying glimpse. You will be asking yourself at the end, how does he stay sane, never mind achieve what he has done? An amazing biography of one of the most amazing men ever to walk this world. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and we are all waiting for a sequel! Sister Marika ... Read more

Product Description
Your Personal Guide to
Dealing With Your Hearing Loss

Are you one of those people who refuse to admit that you have a hearing problem?

Are you tired of asking friends and family to repeat what they have just spoken to you?

Is your television or radio cranked up to sound barrier breaking decibels just so you can hear the program?

It’s sad but true that many of the “baby boomers” are far from hearing “booms” even when they are right in front of them.
It’s okay.We are a vain generation and probably one of the first to live longer than any generation before us.You may even remember your parents constantly chiding you to “turn down the stereo!”

We are also probably the first generation to live with headphones constantly protruding from our ears.Can you remember how exciting it was when you were finally able to take your music with you anywhere?

It’s a toss-up on whether we’ve actually done our kids any favors by teaching them how to glide through life looking like they have a “borg implant” sticking from one ear or the other.

The sad thing is that with all our technology we’ve created a real monster and caused serious damage to our bodies as a result.Hearing loss is no longer considered a malady of the “elderly.”
It can strike anyone, anytime and at any age.

This was brought home emphatically to a young man who was set on a career as a submariner.He joined the Navy and reported for boot camp

Within one short week he learned that his right ear had sustained enough hearing loss that he would not be able to pursue his dream and was literally washed out of the service he had coveted so highly.

He was just 21 years old!

It no longer matters how old or young you are.It doesn’t matter where you fall on the socio-economic scale.Nationality, race and ethnicity are all non-discriminatory.Hearing loss is a real problem,

There is good news however.Some of the very technology that robbed our hearing is also able to provide some answers and positive inroads in hearing devices are growing by leaps and bounds.

“All About Hearing Loss - Your Personal Guide to Dealing With Hearing Loss” has come along at just the right time with the answers you need to questions that you may not have even thought about yet.

How much hearing loss is too much?

As far as we’re concerned ANY hearing loss is too much!You can get the answers to that question as well as learn everything you need to know in order to make your own decisions about your personal hearing inside of “All About Hearing Loss - Your Personal Guide to Dealing With Hearing Loss”

Learn all about:

* How the Ear Works.A clear explanation of exactly how your ears process sound to your brain.

* Do You Have Usher Syndrome?Discover the risk factors and whether genetics plays a part in this disease.

* Vision and Hearing Loss.Who would have thunk it?Can vision provide clues about hearing and hearing loss?We answer that for you.

We may have previously shown a bit of levity about the causes of hearing loss but the truth is the causes are as varied as the people who experience the loss.

Research was pretty much ignored until the 1900’s.Prior to that period no one treated it seriously.Thankfully, that has changed for the better.

Some of the strides in the hearing segment of the medical community are absolutely remarkable.Our grandparents should have had the resources available to them that we have nowadays.

In of “All About Hearing Loss - Your Personal Guide to Dealing With Hearing Loss” we expose you to some of the wonderful technological advances that you can take advantage of.

Did you know that in just hearing aids alone, there are numerous types and styles to choose from?They range from those that are worn behind the ear, in the ear canal and some even on the body!

Grab your copy of of “All About Hearing Loss" ... Read more