Adapting to a World of Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and Noise - Lindsay Childs
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ISBN: 9781763721807 Size A5 184pp
Many people have hearing issues, especially with older age, yet little is heard about their experiences and how they cope.
I’m sorry, I missed that… sorry I didn’t hear you…please speak clearly and slowly … please repeat that… PLEASE, don’t shout in my ear.
Likewise, friends and family can be confused and frustrated with the unwillingness of loved ones to get tested, wear hearing aids and socialize.
Turn the TV down… get your hearing tested…put your hearing aids in…why won’t you come out to the café?
Lindsay Childs lives with the invisible disability of not hearing well, ever-present tinnitus and sensitivity to noise. She shares her experiences with hearing aids, mic, audiologists, captions, phone calls, lip-reading and all the daily dilemmas of pretending to understand, deciding when to interrupt for clarification and when to withdraw. Accepting the loss and grief associated with hearing loss, feelings of loneliness and vulnerability, and questioning ‘who am I now?’ is challenging. Adapting and finding ways to enrich life is an ongoing process. Lindsay invites creativity and awe into her daily life and feels hugely grateful she can still hear birdsong.
