| | Introduction | p. 3 |
| | Losing It | p. 15 |
| | Voices: Ben Luxon | p. 26 |
| | Why? | p. 29 |
| | Voices: Ross Wank | p. 49 |
| | Bring in 'Da Noise! | p. 53 |
| | Voices: Jacqui Metzger | p. 70 |
| | You Cant See It, but: I Can't Hear You | p. 73 |
| | Voices: Toni Iacolucci | p. 84 |
| | Am I Deaf or Just Dumb? | p. 87 |
| | Voices: Jay Alan Zimmerman | p. 98 |
| | "They Don't Scream, 'I'm Wearing Hearing AIDS!!!'" | p. 101 |
| | Voices: Richard Einhorn | p. 115 |
| | And Then You Have to Pay for It | p. 117 |
| | Voices: Robert Astle | p. 127 |
| | Cyborg: Cochlear Implants | p. 131 |
| | Voices: Lorie Singer | p. 154 |
| | Wig Tape, and That Pig Outdoors | p. 157 |
| | Voices: Karin Olsoe | p. 176 |
| | How to Be a Deaf Theater Editor, and Other Challenges of Real Life | p. 179 |
| | Voices: Isaiah Jackson | p. 193 |
| | The Ugly Stepsisters: Tinnitus and Vertigo | p. 197 |
| | Voices: Melissa | p. 212 |
| | Chicks and Fish Do It. Why Cant We? | p. 215 |
| | Voices: Eugene Kaplan | p. 240 |
| | Epilogue: In the Land of the Near Deaf | p. 243 |
| | Notes | p. 247 |
| | Acknowledgments | p. 263 |
| | Index | p. 265 |