{"product_id":"life-after-deaf-my-misadventures-in-hearing-loss-and-recovery-hardcover","title":"Life After Deaf: My Misadventures in Hearing Loss and Recovery - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNoel Holston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Bianculli\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a renowned media critic to a man with sudden and full hearing loss, Noel Holston ran the gauntlet of diagnoses, health insurance, and cochlear implant surgery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On a spring night in 2010, Noel Holston, a journalist, songwriter, and storyteller, went to bed with reasonably intact hearing. By dawn, it was gone, thus beginning a long process of hearing-restoration that included misdiagnoses, an obstinate health-insurance bureaucracy, failed cochlear-implant surgery, and a second surgery that finally worked. He negotiated the gauntlet with a wry sense of humor and the aid of his supportive wife, Marty. \u003ci\u003eLife After Deaf\u003c\/i\u003e details his experience with warmth, understanding, and candor. It's the story not only of his way back to the world of the hearing, but of a great marriage that weathered serious testing. Their determination and resilience serve as a source of inspiration for all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife After Deaf\u003c\/i\u003e is not just for the more than forty million people in the United States alone who cope with some form of hearing loss, but is also for their wide circles of friends, family, caregivers, and audiologists. This highly readable book will be an invaluable guide and source of hope for the large number of baby boomers now handling hearing loss.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoel Holston \u003c\/b\u003eis a Pulizter Prize nominee whose writing has appeared in more than one hundred publications, including the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e. He lost most of his hearing in 2010. Thanks to cochlear implant surgeries, therapy, and more than a little help from his wife and friends, he continues to write, act, and tell stories. He lives in Athens, Georgia, with his wife, singer-actress Marty Winkler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771805172000,"sku":"9781510746879","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/daa0430cb26b66f072dcf4437fab9ba3.webp?v=1780393988","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/life-after-deaf-my-misadventures-in-hearing-loss-and-recovery-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}