| Description |
xiii, 210 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"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. Life After Deaf 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."--Dust jacket. |
| Contents |
Author's Note --Introduction by David Bianculli --Monkey Business --Doctor, Doctor --Whispers in Bedlam --Closed Captioning --Wicked --I'd Rather Go Blind --Sitting Here in Limbo --Pride and Prejudice --Location, Location, Location --Masters of Disguise --Goldberg Variations --Drill, Baby, Drill --Helplessly Hoping --We'll Remember Always, Activation Day --Country Roads --Here Comes the Night --Blue Christmas --Radiant Beams --Dancing in the Dark --The Witch Doctor --Hello, It's Me --Revise and Consent --CapTales --I Say a Little Prayer --Realm of the Senses --Fight Club --House Call --Crossed Swords --Ear We Go Again --I Love LA --Reactivation --Rabbit Box --Back to Life --Duluth --Epilogue --Postscript --Acknowledgments -- Appendix --Song Credits. |
| Subject |
Holston, Noel.
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| Subject(S) |
Deaf -- United States -- Biography.
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Sudden hearing loss.
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Deafness.
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Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Name(S) |
Bianculli, David, writer of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9781510746879 (hc) |
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