Hearing aids

Completely revised to reflect the research and technological advances of the last decade New chapters on directional microphones and the latest digital signal processing strategies Extensive coverage of all aspects of open-canal, thin-tube hearing aids Practical tips, tables, and procedures designed...

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Main Author: Dillon, Harvey (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Sydney Boomerang Press/Thieme 2012
Edition:Second Edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Introductory concepts
  • Hearing aid components
  • Hearing aid systems
  • Electroacoustic performance and measurement
  • Hearing aid earmolds, ear shells, and coupling systems
  • Compression systems in hearing aids
  • Directional microphones and arrays
  • Advanced signal processing schemes
  • Assessing candidacy for hearing aids
  • Prescribing hearing aid amplification
  • Selecting, adjusting, and verifying
  • Problem solving and fine-tuning
  • Patient education and counseling for hearing aid wearers
  • Assessing the outcomes of hearing rehabilitation
  • Binaural and bilateral considerations in hearing aid fitting
  • Special hearing aid issues for children
  • CROS, bone-conduction, and implanted hearing aids