(San Diego, CA – July 01, 2013) – Modern Hearing Aids: Pre-Fitting Testing and Selection Considerations is the first title in a three-volume series. The books, authored by three leading experts, can be used as a professional reference or introductory level textbook.
The books are organized in chronological order, and thus this first book focuses on when the patients walk in the door, and ends when they complete their post-fitting self-assessment surveys. The authors discuss the initial patient history and counseling, and a wide range of measures that can be used to determine patient needs. They have included numerous pre-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.
Key Features:
- Short paragraphs identified as "Technical Tips", "Key Concepts", "Things To Remember", "Points to Ponder", and "On the Soapbox" included throughout the text
- 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 book as "Endnotes"
- Infused with humor!
- Written in an accessible and easy-to-ready style that is welcoming to university faculty and their students
- Includes reference information and tools supported by research and clinical experience, presented in a way that is accessible even to clinical students with little experience in the field
- A handy companion for busy clinicians where they can quickly find critical information needed for patients
- Contains enough depth that even the serious hearing aid researcher will also find many “pearls”
If you are interested in receiving a complimentary copy of this book and/or workbook for review in your publication, please contact Lauren Alvey at lauren@pluralpublishing.com.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Dr. H. Gustav Mueller is Professor of Audiology, Vanderbilt University and holds faculty positions with the University of Northern Colorado and Rush University. He is the Senior Audiology consultant for Siemens Hearing Instruments and Contributing Editor for AudiologyOnline. Dr. Mueller is a Founder of the American Academy of Audiology and a Fellow of the American Speech and Hearing Association. He has published extensively in the areas of diagnostic audiology and hearing aid applications, and has co-authored several books, including the Audiologists’ Desk Reference (Volumes I and II) and Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids. Gus is the co-founder of the popular website www.earTunes.com, and resides on a North Dakota island, just outside of Bismarck.
Dr. Todd A. Ricketts is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt Medical Center, the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, and the Director of the Dan Maddox Hearing Aid Research Laboratory. He is a Fellow of the American Speech and Hearing Association and the American Academy of Audiology. Dr. Ricketts’ research focuses on various aspects of hearing, hearing aids and cochlear implants and he has published more than 100 articles and book chapters on the topics. Although Todd grew up a Midwesterner, and completed his academic training at the University of Iowa, he left the plains and cornfields for the beautiful hills and trees of Tennessee, where he has made his home the past decade.
Dr. Ruth Bentler is Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorder at the University of Iowa. A native Iowan, Ruth has not strayed far from her roots, as her 40 year professional career has been at the University of Iowa, which is also where she obtained her professional degrees. She is a Fellow of the American Speech and Hearing Association and the American Academy of Audiology. As the Director of the Hearing Aid Laboratory for Basic and Applied Research there, Dr. Bentler has been involved in numerous research endeavors involving efficacy and effectiveness of modern hearing aid features. She teaches graduate students in courses related to hearing aids and adult auditory rehabilitation and has published over 100 articles and book chapters on the topic.
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