This World Book Day, I’m going to tell you the story of how I ended up writing a book with 2 people I have never actually met. Once upon a time, well, almost 10 years ago to be more precise, I was working as a teacher in Spain’s capital, Madrid. It was a teacher training day, and a guest speaker was giving a presentation....
✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable clinical change — this is a personal narrative blog post about the origins of a patient-authored book.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
Patient-authored books on sudden sensorineural hearing loss can serve as accessible psychosocial resources that audiologists and ENT teams can recommend to newly diagnosed patients.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01A chance meeting with strangers was the catalyst for co-writing a book on sudden hearing loss.
- 02Timed to World Book Day to raise awareness of the publication.
- 03The book stems from lived patient experience rather than clinical research.
- 04Potential supplementary resource audiologists could mention to patients seeking peer narratives.