Preview books - Understanding Deafness and
Tinnitus
Becoming deaf can be a miserable experience, however severe the hearing loss. Unlike many other conditions, deafness is not immediately obvious to other people, and being unable to hear normally can cause many problems. Tinnitus (hearing sounds or noises when those sounds or noises are not present in the environment) is very common and often occurs in association with deafness. This book first takes you through the structure of the ear and how it works, and then describes the different sorts of hearing loss that can occur and how best they can be managed. The second part of the book explains what tinnitus is and suggests some ways to manage it.
Since 1982 Tony Wright has been Senior Lecturer, then Professor of Otolaryngology at the Institute of Laryngology and Otology at University College London. He is a Consultant ENT Surgeon at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital and specialises in diseases of the ear.
