Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids
Plural Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-1-59756-347-5 (ISBN)
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Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids is an introductory book written for ENTs, prospective hearing instrument specialists studying to obtain their state license, audiology assistants, and speech pathologists working with hearing impaired adults. It also is an excellent introduction for Au.D. students or practicing audiologists just beginning work with hearing aid dispensing. This extremely practical and engaging book logically takes the reader from beginning to end of the entire hearing aid selection and fitting process. The chapters sequentially provide the reader with the essential knowledge needed to fit modern hearing aids, along with links to handy websites for further study and reference. The authors are experienced in the day-to-day fitting of hearing aids and have taught hundreds of students with a variety of backgrounds. They provide a consistent overview of the fundamentals of the entire hearing aid selection process. The chapters provide step-by-step guidelines covering both the art and science of hearing aid fitting. Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids: Interview with Brian Taylor, AuD Douglas L. Beck, AuD, speaks with Dr.Taylor about his new book, Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids, co-authored by H.
Gustav Mueller. Read the interview here: http://www.audiology.org/news/Pages/20110913.aspx. Interview republished with permission from the American Academy of Audiology. Copyright 2011.
Brian Taylor, Au.D. is currently the Director of Practice Development & Clinical Affairs for Unitron. He is responsible for all best practice initiatives and customer loyalty programs for Unitron in the United States. Over the past 20 years he has dispensed hearing aids in both retail and medical settings, including Rockford Clinic and Sonus. Prior to his current position, he was the Director of Professional Development for Amplifon and served as their Global Training Manager in Milan, Italy. Dr. H. Gustav Mueller is Professor of Audiology, Vanderbilt University and holds faculty positions with the University of Northern Colorado and Rush University.
Chapter 1: Psychology of Hearing Loss Overview of the Market Place Common Traits of the Adult Hearing Impaired Population Counseling Strategies Chapter 2: Basic Acoustics Properties of Sound The Decibel The Speech Spectrum Chapter 3: Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear Outer Ear Middle Ear Inner Ear Central Auditory Pathways Chapter 4: The Measurement of Hearing The Audiometer & Audiogram Air and Bone Conduction Testing Speech Audiometry Chapter 5: Common Hearing Disorders and Audiogram Interpretation Disorders of the Outer Ear Disorders of the Middle Ear Cochlear Disorders Retrocochlear Pathologies Chapter 6: The Hearing Aid Selection Process Case History Candidacy Issues Pre-Fitting Considerations Pre-Fitting Testing Chapter 7: Hearing Aid Styles Styles Earmolds Earmold Modification Earmold Techniques Chapter 8: 8. Introduction to Hearing Aid Design Basic Components Gain Output Bandwidth and Distortion Compression Expansion Chapter 9: Advanced Hearing Aid Features and Special Options Multiple Channels of Compression Multi-memory Digital Noise Reduction Technology Directional Microphone Technology Adaptive Feedback Technology Data Logging Trainable Hearing Aids and Wireless Technology Open Canal Technology Implantable Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants CROS/BI-CROS Chapter 10: Hearing Aid Fitting Procedures 2 cc Coupler Measures Programmability (NOAH, Hi-Pro) Threshold Based Prescriptive Fitting Procedures Verification Methods - Probe Microphone Measures Hearing Aid Orientation and Counseling Process Chapter 11: Outcome Assessment and Post-Fitting Issues Laboratory Measures of Outcome Self-Reports of Outcome Aural Rehabilitation Auditory Training Chapter 12: Solving Common Hearing Aid Problems Occlusion Effect Acoustic Feedback Problems Related to Loudness Speech Intelligibility in Quiet and Noise Appendix
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.5.2011 |
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| Zusatzinfo | B/W |
| Verlagsort | San Diego |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 816 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Logopädie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► HNO-Heilkunde | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-59756-347-1 / 1597563471 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-59756-347-5 / 9781597563475 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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