Key Features:
Completely revised to reflect the research and technological advances of the last decadeNew chapters on directional microphones and the latest digital signal processing strategiesExtensive coverage of all aspects of open-canal, thin-tube hearing aidsPractical tips, tables, and procedures designed to be pinned on the walls of clinicsEach cross-referenced chapter builds on the previous chapters
Hearing Aids, Second Edition, is a book within a book:
Each chapter has a one-page synopsis that captures the key concepts of each topicThe material that students most need is contained in marked paragraphs that flow after each other to form a coherent thin book inside the larger bookIntervening additional paragraphs add satisfying depth
Written, comprehensively referenced, and extensively reviewed by leaders in the field, this book is ideal as a core graduate text as well as a standard reference for clinicians.
<p>1. Introductory Concepts<br>2. Hearing Aid Components<br>3. Hearing Aid Systems<br>4. Electroacoustic Performance and Measurement<br>5. Hearing Aid Earmolds, Ear Shells, and Coupling Systems<br>6. Compression Systems in Hearing Aids<br>7. Directional Microphones and Arrays<br>8. Advanced Signal Processing Schemes<br>9. Assessing Candidacy for Hearing Aids<br>10. Prescribing Hearing Aid Amplification<br>11. Selecting, Adjusting and Verifying Hearing Aids<br>12. Problem Solving and Fine-Tuning<br>13. Patient Education and Counseling for Hearing Aid Wearers<br>14. Assessing the Outcomes of Hearing Rehabilitation<br>15. Binaural and Bilateral Considerations in Hearing Aid Fitting<br>16. Special Hearing Aid Issues for Children<br>17. Cros, Bone-Conduction, and Implanted Hearing Aids</p>
