Full Description
The third edition of Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids provides clinical audiologists, hearing instrument specialists and graduate students with the latest in practical information reflecting current clinical practice standards. Authored by two of the industry's leading authorities on adult amplification and audiology practice management, the book is sequenced to match the patient's journey through a clinical practice. Its 12 chapters are packed with the latest commercial innovations in hearing aids, basic hearing assessment procedures, patient-related outcome measures, and innovative counseling techniques. Experienced clinicians will also find the updated chapters on help-seeking behavior and hearing aid features and benefits to be valuable to their continued professional development.
Hearing aid dispensing always has been a technology-driven profession, heavily dependent on the expertise, thoughtfulness, and good judgment of the licensed professional. Over the past few years, even as technology has continued to evolve at breakneck speed, these skills have become more relevant than ever in the delivery of high-quality patient care, especially to the rapidly aging Baby Boomer population.
This bestselling text is required reading for those studying to obtain their hearing aid dispensing license or audiology or speech pathology students looking for the latest in dispensing and fitting hearing aids in a succinct, entertaining format. Because each chapter is written around a specific theme, like wine tasting, travel, baseball, country music, and more, this succinct and entertaining textbook is actually fun to read!
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Essential Psychology of Hearing Loss in Adults
Chapter 2. Acoustics at the Speed of Sound
Chapter 3. Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear
Chapter 4. Measurement of Hearing
Chapter 5. Hearing Disorders and Audiogram Interpretation
Chapter 6. The Hearing Aid Selection Process
Chapter 7. All About Style: Hearing Aids and Earmolds
Chapter 8. Hearing Aids: How They Work!
Chapter 9. Advanced Hearing Aid Features
Chapter 10. Hearing Aid Fitting Procedures
Chapter 11. Outcome Assessments and Postfitting Issues
Chapter 12. "Selling" Hearing Aids: It's Not a Bad Thing!
Appendix
References
Index
