Burkey, John M.,  1959- <br/><br/>
Baby boomers and hearing loss  a guide to prevention and care /  [[Book] :] 
John M. Burkey. 
 - 1st.ed. 
 - New Brunswick, N.J. :  Rutgers University Press,  2006. 
 - ix, 171 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-165) and index. 
<br/><br/>List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- What's the big deal about hearing loss? -- How hearing loss may affect you -- How your hearing loss may affect others -- Baby boomers and hearing loss -- Who are these baby boomers? -- Special concerns for baby boomers -- Some final words about baby boomers & hearing loss -- How the ear works -- Understanding your ear -- Understanding the types of hearing loss -- Understanding your hearing test -- Causes and treatments for hearing loss -- Preventable hearing loss -- Treatable hearing loss -- Surmountable hearing loss -- Hearing aid basics -- Hearing aid styles -- Hearing aid circuits -- Hearing aid options -- Other hearing aid basics1 -- Satisfaction and dissatisfaction with hearing aids -- Hearing aid benefit -- Hearing aid satisfaction -- Non-hearing aid solutions -- Having a plan -- Having the tools -- New and future options -- Prevention -- Surgery -- Hearing aids -- A cure -- The issues that remain -- Hearing aids revisited -- About insurance -- Hearing research -- Connecting the dots -- Resources. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0813538815  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005035515 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Deafness.<br/>Baby boom generation--Health aspects.<br/>Older people--Health aspects.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RF290  / .B87 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>617.800846 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label> / BB