Summary:
The book “Sudden Hearing Loss: Stories of Hope, Guidance, and Support” offers audiologists a valuable, empathetic resource to better understand and support patients navigating the emotional and clinical challenges of sudden hearing loss.
Three Key Takeaways:
- The book deepens understanding of patients’ emotional journeys through first-hand stories, helping audiologists offer more compassionate, patient-centered care.
- It outlines early intervention strategies, treatment options, and management of related conditions like tinnitus and balance disorders.
- The guide highlights the importance of clear communication and emotional support during medical appointments, empowering audiologists to be both clinicians and allies.
The book “Sudden Hearing Loss: Stories of Hope, Guidance, and Support” by Carly Sygrove, Andrea Simonson, and Caroline Norman is a compassionate guide for coping with sudden hearing loss that offers support, treatment insights, and stories of hope.
Sudden hearing loss can strike anyone, anywhere, anytime, leaving individuals and their loved ones grappling with confusion, fear, and isolation. In this comprehensive guide, Carly Sygrove, Andrea Simonson, and Caroline Norman share personal narratives and insights to help readers affected by this life-altering condition to cope with their new reality. For hearing care professionals, the book can provide insight into what patients may be experiencing and how to better help them cope.
Drawing from their own experiences with sudden hearing loss and the testimonies of more than 60 individuals from around the world, the authors describe the immediate emotional impact, the desperate search for answers, and the various paths to adaptation and recovery.
The guide covers important concerns:
• What to expect at medical appointments
• Early treatment protocols
• Tinnitus and hyperacusis
• Balance disorders
• Emotional impacts of sudden hearing loss
• Hearing aids and cochlear implants
With heartfelt stories and practical advice, Sudden Hearing Loss offers readers not only a wealth of information but also a sense of community and understanding. This book provides the guidance and hope needed to help people personally affected or supporting a loved one or patient to navigate the challenges of sudden hearing loss.
The book “Sudden Hearing Loss: Stories of Hope, Guidance, and Support” is available for purchase through Johns Hopkins University Press.
About the Authors
Carly Sygrove is a hearing loss coach, hearing health advocate, and writer with a background in education. She documents her experiences with sudden hearing loss on her blog, My Hearing Loss Story, and is the founder of the Sudden Hearing Loss Support website. Andrea Simonson is an educational audiologist in the Public School Partnerships Program of The Learning Center for the Deaf in Massachusetts. She has worked as a clinical audiologist in private practices and medical offices and as a research audiologist and adjunct professor at several universities. Caroline Norman is a counselor and psychotherapist in private practice who has experienced sudden hearing loss. She has worked within the National Health Service and as a clinical lead in an occupational health setting.
