| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 754 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Preceded by Textbook of hearing aid amplification / edited by Robert E. Sandlin. 2nd ed. 2000. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A historical view / Samuel F. Lybarger and Edward H. Lybarger -- Speech perception and hearing aids / William H. McFarland and Karen Spayd -- Custom hearing aid earshells and earmolds / Chester Z. Pirzanski -- Principles of high-fidelity hearing aid amplification / Mead C. Killion and Patricia A. Johnson -- The many faces of compression / Theodore H. Venema -- Use of directional microphone technology to improve user performance in noise / Yu-Hsiang Wu and Ruth A. Bentler -- DSP hearing instruments / Ingo Holuba, Henning Puder, Therese M. Velde -- From analog to digital hearing aids / Soren Westermann, Hanne Pernille Anderson, Lars Bakgaard, et al -- Technical considerations for sound field audiometry / Gary Walker -- Psychology of individuals with hearing impairment / Robert W. Sweetow and Julie Bier -- Considerations for selecting and fitting of amplification for geriatric adults / Robert E. Novak -- Hearing technology for children / Jace Wolfe and Sara Neumann -- Principles and clinical utility of hearing aid fitting formulas / Phillip T. McCandless -- Real ear measures / George Frye -- Making hearing-aid-fitting decisions / Robert L. Martin -- Inventories of self-assessment measurements of hearing aid outcomes / Judy L. Huch -- Assistive technologies for the hearing impaired / Joseph J. Smaldino, Brian M. Kreisman, and Andrew John -- Cochlear implants / Dawn Burton Koch and Mary Jo Osberger -- Fitting options for adult patients with unilateral hearing loss / Michael Valente and L. Maureen Valente -- Future considerations / Michael J. Metz and Robert E. Sandlin. |
| Summary |
This is a valuable text for academic and clinical professionals involved in the selection and fitting of hearing aid devices for the acoustically impaired. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hearing aids -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Hearing aids. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Hearing Aids. |
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Hearing Loss -- rehabilitation. |
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Persons With Hearing Impairments -- psychology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Metz, Michael J., editor.
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| Added Title |
Textbook of hearing aid amplification |
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Hearing aid amplification |
| ISBN |
9781597569231 (electronic book) |
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1597569232 (electronic book) |
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9781597565639 |
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1597565636 |
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