Full Description
This current and expanded edition of a bestselling text is divided into four sections, organized to follow the sequence in which decisions are made regarding hearing aid fittings, and featuring new chapters on middle ear implants, hearing aid counseling, and infection control. Other chapters have been revised to reflect the latest developments in the field, such as: improving speech recognition with directional microphones; changing standards for measuring real-ear performance; and new prescriptive procedures for severe hearing loss. The text features contributions from internationally renowned experts in the field who share their extensive knowledge and clinical experience. It covers the six most common forms of hearing loss practitioners will encounter in their own practice--noise-induced, symmetrical, asymmetrical, unilateral, conductive, and severe hearing loss--with instructions on applying the newest technology to each hearing impaired group. Key features: *Addresses the six most common types of hearing loss that comprise 90-95% of the situations audiologists encounter daily *Organized to follow the decision-making progress in selecting and verifying hearing aid fittings *Fully updated with state-of-the-art technology on implantable hearing aids, directional microphones, and more *A valuable glossary of terms at the end of the text--helpful for students and specialists alike Together with its updated companion text, Hearing Aids: Standards, Options, and Limitations, this book forms the basis of a complete reference library on selecting, ordering, measuring, and verifying hearing aid fittings and performance.
Contents
Chapter 1: Overview and Rationale for Prescriptive Formulas for Linear and Nonlinear Hearing Aids Catherine V. Palmer, Ph.D. George A. Lindley IV, Ph.D. Chapter 2: Selection, Verification, and Validation of Maximum Output H. Gustav Mueller, Ph.D. Benjamin Hornsby, M.A. Chapter 3: Real-Ear Measures Lawrence J. Revit, M.A. Chapter 4: Paired Comparisons as a Fine-Tuning Tool in Hearing Aid Fittings Francis K. Kuk, Ph.D. Chapter 5: Assessing Hearing Aid Fittings: An Outcome Measures Battery Approach Victor Bray, Ph.D. Michael Nilsson, Ph.D. Chapter 6: Fitting Strategies for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Robert W. Sweetow, Ph.D. Rebecca Bingea, M.A. Chapter 7: Fitting Strategies for Patients with Symmetrical Hearing Loss Catherine V. Palmer, Ph.D. Chapter 8: Fitting Strategies for Patients with Asymmetrical Hearing Loss Robert E. Sandlin, Ph.D. Rose Bongiovani, M.A. Chapter 9: Fitting Strategies for Patients with Unilateral Hearing Loss Michael Valente, Ph.D. Maureen Valente, M.S Jane Enrietto, M.A. Chapter 10: Fitting Strategies for Patients with Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss Joel Goebel, M.D. Michael Valente, Ph.D. Maureen Valente, M.S. Jane Enrietto, M.A. Mark S. Wallace, M.D. Chapter 11: Middle Ear Implants: An Alternative to Conventional Amplification Douglas A. Miller, B.S.E.E. Carol A. Sammeth, Ph.D. Chapter 12: Hearing Rehabilitation for Individuals With Severe and Profound Hearing Impairment: Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants, and Counseling Margaret W. Skinner, Ph.D. Susan Mara Binzer, M.A. Lisa Gayle Potts, M.S. Laura Kay Holden, M.A. Roxanne J. Aaron, M.A. Chapter 13: Hearing Aid Orientation and Counseling Belinda C. Sinks, M.A. Diane F. Duddy, M.S. Chapter 14: Hearing-Aid-Related Infection Control Aukse Bankaitis, PhD Robert J. Kemp, M.B.A.
