My Hard of Hearing Life: Stories From Behind the Hearing Aids
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Every year, the number of deaf or hard of hearing people increases. The World Health Organization estimates there are 350 million people on the planet with hearing loss. You probably know someone with less than perfect hearing, and are sometimes confused about his/her behavior. Have you ever wanted an insider’s view of what it’s like to be functionally deaf or hard of hearing?
Wonder no more – “My Hard of Hearing Life: Stories From Behind the Hearing Aids” is a book of short stories that pulls back the curtain of silence, and shows what’s going on in the mind of a person with hearing loss. Most of the stories use humor to educate and inform. By the time you finish reading this book, you’ll have a good understanding of what it’s like to have a hearing loss.
Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Hearing Impaired?
No matter the label, if you have a hearing loss, you’ll be able to identify with the stories in this book. If your friends and family don’t “get” your deafness, encourage them to read this book. It will open their eyes, and they will understand that having a hearing loss is not only about asking people to repeat themselves, but is actually an entirely different way of experiencing the world.
“My Hard of Hearing Life” unveils the secret thoughts of a hard of hearing person as she interacts with the hearing world. The misunderstandings that sometimes result between a person with hearing loss, and a “normal” can be either hilarious or sobering. Be assured, there is a reason for the “odd” behavior of your hard of hearing friend.
Scroll up, click the buy button, and read this book. You’ll never look at a person wearing hearing aids in the same way.
ASIN : B00B6KSTEM
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : December 15, 2013
Language : English
File size : 384 KB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 103 pages
Page Flip : Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #1,615,761 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #275 in Disability Studies #40,626 in Humor (Books) #208,624 in Politics & Social Sciences (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 86 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });
Traveler –
Great humor, great insight
For someone who is both hard of hearing and legally blind, Cindy sees and hears more than most people . . . perhaps because she sees and hears “from the heart.” Her wonderful collection of stories shows her plucky spirit and a marvelously quirky sense of humor. Each story is short–with a richly written set up . . . followed by a “zinger” . . . where the reader, if not disabled in the same way, realizes, “Hey, I’ve done that.” And then comes the bigger understanding that we ALL have conditions that don’t fit the ideal and Cindy is not so different from “the rest of us” — she just got the disabilities earlier than many of us who will get them as we age. Yikes.A girlfriend of mine’s mother was NOT hard of hearing, but, after she had her voice box removed because of cancer, she had to speak with an electronic laryngectomy speech amplifier. When her mom didn’t hold the amplifier properly, my friend couldn’t understand her . . . and would YELL at her to move the device. I’ve also seen/heard people yell at people who were blind as if louder volume would improve vision. Somehow, we “normals” sometimes get our signals crossed.The real question is: If you have a disability, how can I (able to see and hear normally) “build the bridge”? Cindy has provided the answer.Listen.With your eyes, and your ears, and your heart.
Chris –
good read
I find myself this book to entertaining myself. It’s fun and that a fact of hard of hearing. I picked this book because I want to understand my son. So this means that your book makes me understand my son better!
Ali Julia –
Useful for anyone who has hard of hearing folks in the family
Difficult situations are easier to handle with a bit of humor. This book a collection of stories about hearing loss. Some of them are funny, but mostly humor brings attention to things I have never thought of. For example, when a person smiles, it makes it very difficult for a person to lip-read because a smile totally changes what the lips do when you speak. If you know someone who is hard of hearing, this book is very useful to make you (a person without hearing loss) aware of the issues.Ali Julia review
H. Westermeyer –
Eye-opening and funny!
In this lighthearted collection of short stories, the author opened my eyes to the challenges and surprises the deaf and hard-of-hearing face on a daily basis. So many things that most us take for granted are eloquently brought to light in this quick, easy read. The open, honest way the stories are written are brilliant and make them easily relatable. I often saw myself in many of the stories and realized how clueless I was to this entire other culture!As a friend and relative of HOH persons, I now understand things in a whole new light! Thanks to Cynthia Dixon for sharing her “adventures” and, on behalf of us normal hearing people, I’m sorry! 😉
Bookworm –
Good
A nice collection of short stories about being hard-of-hearing. Some were funny, some were informational. As a “normal” hearing person, I found the information useful.
M. Anderson –
A humorous romp through life with hearing loss
Cindy Dixon definitely has her finger on the pulse of what it is like to be hard of hearing or deafened and shows her great insight. Her collection of mini stories were so familiar to me as a person with hearing loss, yet she presented them so well it made for great fun in reading! I’m going to need several more copies to present to people that I’ve tried to explain hearing loss to in the past and never could, certainly not nearly as eloquently as Cindy Dixon does.Her background as a librarian shows in the quality of this work too. (No typos, grammatical or punctuation errors, looks like it’s been proofread and written by a professional.)
Biblio Phil –
Hits the Nail on the Head!
Cynthia’s book will help non-deaf people understand how to better relate to those of us who are hearing impaired. The book made me laugh, gave me some great ideas for coping, and was simply a collection of genuine well-told stories about being hard of hearing/deaf. Many people are uncomfortable around us and this book should make it easier for them to laugh with us and not walk on eggshells, while also showing them what to do to communicate with us more effectively. Many people do not understand the exhaustion of lip reading or the frustration we have when they speak to us from another room. This book made me feel heard! No pun, intended.
Maddox –
Great stories!
I find this book very entertaining, funny, and well written! And I’m not only writing this as an hoh (hard of hearing) person who knows how many unintentionally funny and awkward pitfalls are lurking out there. Apart from countless guffaws and giggles while I was reading about these hilarious comic situations which Ms. Dixon conveys with a pronounced and rare sense for dry humor I think this book is also very informative for normal hearing people because it elucidates without lecturing. A very recommendable reading experience!
BookReader –
This book was wonderful! Just the perfect amount of fun and humour and raises your awareness all in one. My favourite anecdote was the one about discovering that keys made sounds… Had me in stitches and I read that one 3 times in a row! Would love to read more!
Liz –
This book is good for deaf awareness or for someone who is deaf or hard of hearing themselves, whether struggling or not, knowing you are not alone, and that what happens to Cindy, you may relate to yourself. I know I did, like when she talks about tinnitus for example, or a story regarding door hinges that sounded like something else till she realised it was the door hinges squeaking.But even if you don’t have a hearing loss, you will end up with some deaf awareness after reading it. So this book is for anyoneI like how it’s easy to digest, by keeping the stories short for each scenario experienced. So it will keep you glued as a reader, but easy also to get back to from where you left off.I enjoyed reading all this book, just like following her blog, but one I really liked, and that made me smile and nod my head as I was reading this, was ‘Hypnosis.’ So if you want to see what that one is all about, you will have to get the book.
Jules –
I read this book as I too have hearing difficulties and I found this book very truthful almost as though things have not changed in a world in which we are supposed to accommodate all whether with a physical or mental disorder I think because with hearing its unseen many are still not aware of what’s needed.
N J Fabrizi –
To be honest, I judged a book by its cover! I thought because of the cartoon drawing for a cover, it would be a funny story explaining the perils of having a hearing loss told in a humours way.Although there were some funny parts but I felt this book would be very suitable for those who are learning sign language or working with deaf people. The book explains typical problems that deaf people deal with on a daily basis, such as recruitment loud noises.Summary: not a belly laugh book but gives a good outline of being deaf in an interesting education way.
Holly –
A brilliantly visual read. Having list my hearing suddenly, the tips & stories in this book were invaluable. Whether you are deaf or not, this will inspire empathy for living in a hearing world.