I Can Finally Hear Birds: A Candid, Comical And Intimate Journey About Hearing Loss, Meniere's Disease And Cochlear Implants

Chovancek, Mrs. Nancy J

ISBN 10: 1482355310 / ISBN 13: 9781482355314

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Can Finally Hear Birds: A Candid, Comical And Intimate Journey About Hearing Loss, Meniere's Disease And Cochlear Implants
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1482355310
• ISBN 13: 9781482355314
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Have you ever given consideration to what it would be like to be deaf? Not hearing a single sound. Sure, it's quiet in your house, but you still hear sounds. I would like to think the sensation would be equitable to being underwater, but that would not be a true statement. You can still hear things while being underwater: Waves swishing and people talking above the water - yelling or laughing. Deafness is pure silence. When something big drops to the floor, I "feel" the thump it made. When my dogs bark, I can't hear them, but if they jump on my bed while I'm sleeping, I can feel they are present to wake me for a incoming visitor, burglar, tornado or other natural disaster. This book is a candid, and comical view about hearing loss, Meniere's Disease, vertigo, and the process of undergoing cochlear implant surgery. It also goes into depression and coping mechanisms for all of the above. It is a MUST read for someone or anyone you know (possibly yourself, but you won't admit it), who may be suffering from hearing loss. Progressive hearing loss is subtle. The sounds we often take for granted you no longer hear. Pay attention to your surroundings next time you are outside. Can you still hear the birds?

About the Author

Nancy Chovancek is a Web Designer who owns a business called Pegleg Web Designs. It's a business to help small businesses get noticed online thru website development, blogging, social media and other online marketing opportunities. Always having a passion and flair for writing at a young age, she always had a way with words; written and verbal. Although this is her first book, it's a true story about her journey into silence. Nancy graduated Magna Cum Laude thru DeVry University with a Web Graphic Design degree in 2009, and is a Certified Project Manager thru the Project Management Institute. When she's not writing or designing websites, she spends alot of quality time with her three German Shepherds and her husband, Dave, who has served our great country for over thirty years in the Army.