Textbook of Hearing Aid Amplification: Technical and Clinical Considerations - Softcover

Sandlin, Robert E.

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9781565939974: Textbook of Hearing Aid Amplification: Technical and Clinical Considerations

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ISBN 10: 1565939972 ISBN 13: 9781565939974

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2000

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This comprehensive text provides the hearing health professional with a broad overview of the advances in technology and clinical insights relating to hearing aid devices and those who use them. Emphasis is given to the most current advances in clinical assessment and hearing instrument technology. In addition to clinical assessment techniques, this text offers detailed analysis of the application of digital signal processing. Psychology is included to help professionals meet clients' emotional as well as acoustic needs. This is a valuable book for academic and clinical professionals involved in the selection and fitting of hearing aid devices for the acoustically impaired

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Adjunct Professor of Audiology, San Diego State University

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A Historical Overview. Speech Perception and Hearing Aids. Hearing Aid Selection: An Overview. Earmold Acoustics and Technology. Principles of High-Fidelity Hearing Aid Amplification. The Many Faces of Compression. Use of Microphone Technology to Improve User Performance in Noise. Digital Signal Processing Instruments. Technical Considerations for Sound Field Audiometry. Sound Field Assessment: Hearing Aids and Related Issues. Principles and Clinical Utility of Hearing Aid Fitting Formulas. Ear Canal Resonances. Hearing Aid Measurements and Clinical Applications. Principles of Postfitting Rehabilitation. Acceptance, Benefit, and Satisfaction Measures of Hearing Aid User Attitudes. Inventories of Self-Assessment Measurements of Hearing Aid Outcome. Psychology of Individuals With Hearing Impairment. Considerations for Selecting and Fitting of Amplification for Geriatric Adults. Hearing Aid Amplification and Central Auditory Disorders. Assistive Technologies for the Hearing Impaired. Cochlear Implants. Legal and Ethical Considerations in Hearing Instrument Dispensing. Observations and Future Considerations. Index.

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