Download or read book Summary of Matt Hay's Soundtrack of Silence written by Milkyway Media and published by Milkyway Media. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the Summary of Matt Hay's Soundtrack of Silence in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Soundtrack of Silence" by Matt Hay is a poignant memoir chronicling his life with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2), a rare genetic condition causing progressive hearing loss and tumor growth on his auditory nerves. Hay describes the social and emotional challenges of deafness, from the strategic planning required to engage in conversations at social events to the isolation felt even in the company of others. He recounts his childhood realization of his hearing impairment during a school test and his subsequent adaptations, such as lipreading and sitting closer to teachers...