Hear Your Life: Inspiring Stories and Honest Advice for Overcoming Hearing Loss - Softcover

Rodriguez, Melissa K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608322971 ISBN 13: 9781608322978

Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Llc, 2012

Synopsis

Imagine waking up in a world of silence. You may see the world going on around you, but there is no laughter of a child, no birds singing and no soothing sound of the ocean as its waves gently tickle the shore.

In Hear Your Life, readers will learn how devastating the effects of hearing loss are and learn how to avoid them. Expert Melissa K. Rodriguez shares revealing and inspirational stories about hearing loss and the road back to better hearing. She answers commonly asked questions about hearing loss and has included a resource guide full of useful information For those ready to live life to the fullest, Hear Your Life can help!

Sarayi was born without ears, but now she hears the birds and her mother's voice. Donna is a nurse that chooses to hear every heartbeat clearly. Margaret was reunited with the love of her life when her husband decided to seek help and a man named Joseph hears the bell ring at his beloved boxing matches again. Meet these people and more inside the pages of this book, be a part of their journey to hear the world around them.

About this title

About the Author:

Melissa K. Rodriguez grew up around the hearing aid business. Shortly after high school she obtained her license to fit hearing aids and received her National Board Certification in 1995. She is currently the owner of Hear On Earth Hearing Care Center in El Paso, Texas, and an active volunteer with the Starkey Hearing Foundation. Rodriguez sat on the board of the Texas Hearing Aid Association and served a six-year term on the Texas Governing Board, regulating the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids. She has made multiple humanitarian trips to fit hearing aids in Juarez and Mexico City, Mexico, Peru, and many other locations. She is currently a member of the International Hearing Society, the Texas Hearing Aid Association, and eWomenNetwork.
 
Rodriguez is an avid ballroom dancer who directs stage productions semiannually for her husband's dance studio. She currently lives in El Paso, Texas, with her husband, Mando, and their two rescue dogs, who visit her hearing center to mingle with the patients.

Review:

"Melissa's book will undoubtedly help those who've been suffering in silence to understand all the life-changing options that are available to them in terms of hearing loss solutions. Nicely done!" Dr. Therese Walden, president, American Academy of Audiology

"Hear Your Life is a work of love. Many people are afraid to take that first step toward a better life of hearing. Melissa has provided inspiring stories that will give them the courage they need to improve the quality of their life." Jerry Ruzicka, president, Starkey Hearing Technologies

"Hear Your Life is the book to read. It really opens up a whole new world of understanding what it's like to not be able to hear." Justin Osmond, author, Hearing with My Heart

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Llc
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1608322971
• ISBN 13: 9781608322978
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 161