AUDIOLOGY Treatment - Rilegato

Michael Valente

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 3131164220 ISBN 13: 9783131164223

Casa editrice: Thieme Medical Publishers, 2007

Riassunto

From the principles of hearing aid instrumentation, selection, and fitting, to the medical and surgical management of ear diseases and hearing disorders, to the rehabilitation of the patient with hearing loss, the new edition of Audiology: Treatment is an invaluable, up-to-date resource for the latest approaches to treating hearing disorders. Organized into two main sections, the book begins by guiding the reader through the principles of treatment and then presents important applications for the clinical setting.

Features:

-Insights from respected experts in the field

-New chapters on the numerous advances in hearing aid technology and electroacoustic analysis of hearing aids; the importance of outcome measures in validating the performance of amplification; treatment options for patients with processing disorders; new signals for real ear measures; and the use of fully implantable devices

-Chapter outlines to rapidly acquaint reader with topics to be discussed

-Pearls, pitfalls, controversial points, and special considerations providing recommendations and comments on key aspects of patient care

Audiology: Treatment is one part of a three-volume series, which is completed by Audiology: Diagnosis and Audiology: Practice Management. Together these books provide audiologists and students in graduate programs with a complete compendium of information on optimizing patient care.

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Contenuti

Principles of Treatment
1. Hearing Aid Instrumentation and Procedures for Electroacoustic Testing
2. Earhooks, Tubing, Earmolds, and Shells
3. Real-Ear Measures
4. Hearing Instrument Selection and Fitting in Children
5. Hearing Aid Selection and Fitting in Adults
6. Outcome Measures in the Fitting of Hearing Aids
7. Recent Approaches to Fitting Linear and Nonlinear Hearing Aids
8. Counseling for Diagnosis and Management of Auditory Disorders in Infants, Children, and Adults

Applications in Treatment
9. Medical and Surgical Management of Middle Ear Disorders
10. Medical and Surgical Treatment of Sensorineural Hearing Loss
11. Treatment Options for Patients with Processing Disorders
12. Counseling and Orientation Toward Amplification
13. Implantable Hearing Aids
14. Cochlear Implants in Children
15. Cochlear Implants in Adults
16. Audiological Rehabilitation Intervention Services for Adults with Acquired Hearing Impairment
17. Hearing Assistive Technology
18. Room Acoustics for Listeners with Normal Hearing and Hearing Impairment
19. Vestibular Rehabilitation
20. Hearing Protection
21. Tinnitus: Its Mechanisms and Treatment

Product Description

Book by Michael Valente Holly HosfordDunn Ross J Roese

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Thieme Medical Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 3131164220
• ISBN 13: 9783131164223
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 544