This current and expanded edition of a bestselling text is divided into four sections, organized to follow the
sequence in which decisions are made regarding hearing aid fittings, and featuring new chapters on middle ear implants,
hearing aid counseling, and infection control. Other chapters have been revised to reflect the latest developments
in the field, such as: improving speech recognition with directional microphones; changing standards for measuring
real-ear performance; and new prescriptive procedures for severe hearing loss.
The text features contributions from internationally renowned experts in the field who share their extensive knowledge
and clinical experience. It covers the six most common forms of hearing loss practitioners will encounter in their
own practice--noise-induced, symmetrical, asymmetrical, unilateral, conductive, and severe hearing loss--with instructions
on applying the newest technology to each hearing impaired group.
Key features:
Addresses the six most common types of hearing loss that comprise 90-95% of the situations audiologists encounter
daily
Organized to follow the decision-making progress in selecting and verifying hearing aid fittings
Fully updated with state-of-the-art technology on implantable hearing aids, directional microphones, and more
A valuable glossary of terms at the end of the text--helpful for students and specialists alike
Together with its updated companion text, HEARING AIDS: STANDARDS, OPTIONS, AND LIMITATIONS, this book forms the
basis of a complete reference library on selecting, ordering, measuring, and verifying hearing aid fittings and
performance.
Table of Contents
Preface
Contributors
1. Overview and Rationale for Prescriptive Formulas for Linear and Nonlinear Hearing Aids
Catherine V. Palmer, George A. Lindley IV
2. Selection, Verification, and Validation of Maximum Output
H. Gustav Mueller, Benjamin Hornsby
3. Real-Ear Measures
Lawrence J. Revit
4. Paired Comparisons as a Fine-Tuning Tool in Hearing Aid Fittings
Francis K. Kuk
5. Assessing Hearing Aid Fittings: An Outcome Measures Battery Approach
Victor Bray, Michael Nilsson
6. Fitting Strategies for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Robert W. Sweetow, Rebecca Bingea
7. Fitting Strategies for Patients with Symmetrical Hearing Loss
Catherine V. Palmer
8. Fitting Binaural Amplification to Asymmetrical Hearing Loss
Robert E. Sandlin, Rose Bongiovanni
9. Fitting Strategies for Patients with Unilateral Hearing Loss
Michael Valente, Maureen Valente, Jane Enrietto, Karen M. Layton
10. Fitting Strategies for Patients with Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss
Joel Goebel, Michael Valente, Maureen Valente, Jane Enrietto, Karen M. Layton,
Mark S. Wallace
11. Middle Ear Implants: An Alternative to Conventional Amplification
Douglas A. Miller, Carol A. Sammeth
12. Hearing Rehabilitation for Individuals with Severe and
Profound Hearing Impairment: Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants, and Counseling
Margaret W. Skinner, Susan M. Binzer, Lisa G. Potts, Laura K. Holden,
Roxanne J. Aaron
13. Hearing Aid Orientation and Counseling
Belinda C. Sinks, Diane F. Duddy
14. Hearing Aid Related Infection Control
A.U. Bankaitis, Robert J. Kemp
Index
