Author: Ricketts, Todd A.
Brand: Plural Publishing
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 1000
Release Date: 01-01-2018
Details: Product Description Essentials of Modern Hearing Aids: Selection, Fitting, and Verification is a comprehensive textbook for graduate-level amplification courses in audiology programs. This is truly an "A to Z" textbook written with university faculty and their graduate students in mind. Topics include audiological pre-fitting testing, needs assessment and treatment planning, hearing aid selection, verification, orientation and counseling, post-fitting follow-up, and real-world validation. The world-renowned authors have included numerous pre-fitting and post-fitting tests that can be conducted along with step-by-step protocols for their administration and scoring. They also review the selection of hearing aid styles and fitting arrangements, explain the process of obtaining an ear impression, and making critical decisions regarding earmolds and hearing aid plumbing. Essentials of Modern Hearing Aids provides guidance for selecting prescriptive fitting approaches and detailed protocols for the use of behavioral measures and real-ear speech mapping to both verify the fitting and assess special hearing aid features. Follow-up care and auditory training options also are reviewed, along with signal processing and technology. Key Features: Included throughout the text are short paragraphs identified as "Technical Tips," "Key Concepts," "Things to Remember," "Points to Ponder," and "Soapbox" for quick reference. Interesting tidbits of information not quite relevant enough to include in the chapters, but yet too good to toss aside, are featured in the back of the text as "Endnotes." The text covers both foundation and direct clinical application. The veteran authors have over 100 years of combined experience in day-to-day patient care and clinical research. Written in an accessible and easy-to-read style, this text includes not only reference information, but also tools supported by research and clinical experience. The information is presented in a way that is both accessible to clinical students with little experience in the field and with enough depth for even the serious hearing aid researcher. The text is also appropriate as a handy companion for busy clinicians a friendly resource where they can quickly find critical information needed for the next patient. NOTE: This book comes with supplementary content on a PluralPlus companion website. If you purchase or rent a used copy of the printed book, the code to access the website printed inside the book may have been previously redeemed/used or be incorrect and you will not be able to use it. To guarantee access to the website, it is recommended you purchase a new copy of this book. Review "A text for the ages is how one can describe Essentials of Modern Hearing Aids . For one, the book is sure to stand a certain test of time. But more so, it is described as such, because the book is written for the different ages of man (or woman) (i.e. student, beginning clinician/practitioner, mid-level professional, or lifelong learner and educated teacher of students). Additionally, the content covers both the adult and paediatric populations regarding various aspects of amplification and, might I add, quite thoroughly. For a book that asserts in its title to cover the essentials, at a length of some 800-plus pages there is no telling how comprehensive the unabridged edition might have been. In all seriousness though, the layout and flow of the textbook are progressive yet traditional. To me, its length means that hearing aids and, more importantly, their provision are not the simplest of matters when higher forms of quality delivery and patient care are carried out. The textbook begins with the foundation of evidence-based practice and then the chapters march through a series of conventional steps and processes in the provision of hearing aids. The steps and processes are written with up-to-date descriptions and recent supporting references from peer-review research. All
EAN: 9781597568531
Package Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 2.0 inches
Languages: English