Hearing Aids

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.

1. Introductory Concepts 2. Hearing Aid Components 3. Hearing Aid Systems 4. Electroacoustic Performance and Measurement 5. Hearing Aid Earmolds, Ear Shells, and Coupling Systems 6. Compression Systems in Hearing Aids 7. Directional Microphones and Arrays 8. Advanced Signal Processing Schemes 9. Assessing Candidacy for Hearing Aids 10. Prescribing Hearing Aid Amplification 11. Selecting, Adjusting and Verifying Hearing Aids 12. Problem Solving and Fine-Tuning 13. Patient Education and Counseling for Hearing Aid Wearers 14. Assessing the Outcomes of Hearing Rehabilitation 15. Binaural and Bilateral Considerations in Hearing Aid Fitting 16. Special Hearing Aid Issues for Children 17. Cros, Bone-Conduction, and Implanted Hearing Aids