For Immediate Release (San Diego, CA – October 31, 2014) – Plural Publishing has just published the second edition of Programming Cochlear Implants by Dr. Jace Wolfe and Dr. Erin Schafer. This book is a volume in the Core Clinical Concepts in Audiology Series. With current information on cochlear implant technology, Programming Cochlear Implants is a valuable guide for clinicians providing services to cochlear implant users or as a teaching tool for graduate-level students.
Programming Cochlear Implants, Second Edition introduces the basics of cochlear implant hardware and programming and continues through advanced programming techniques, with manufacturer-specific information and case studies. The text reviews clinical protocols for cochlear implant management; programming considerations for bilateral cochlear implant; troubleshooting during the programming process; device-specific programming techniques; use of objective measures to set cochlear implant programs; use of FM and assistive listening devices with cochlear implants; and providing support to difficult-to-program users, such as infants, individuals with cognitive impairment, persons with disabilities, and so forth.
New topics addressed in the second edition include:
- Preservation of residual hearing following cochlear implant surgery
- Programming cochlear implants for patients with substantial residual hearing in the low-frequency range, including electrode array options
- Cochlear implant impedances and the impact of impedance on programming and management
- Signal coding strategies and signal processing
- Theoretical concepts that may influence cochlear implant programming.
Sample pages and detailed table of contents: https://www.pluralpublishing.com/media/media_pci2e_SamplePages.pdf
If you are interested in receiving a complimentary copy of this book for review in your publication, please contact Jessica Pollard at Jessica@pluralpublishing.com with a shipping address and phone number.
About The Authors
Jace Wolfe, PhD, is the director of audiology at the Hearts for Hearing Foundation. He is an adjunct assistant professor in the Audiology Department at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Salus University. He is also a co-editor for Plural Publishing’s Core Clinical Concept Series on cochlear implants. Dr. Wolfe is a member of the Better Hearing Institute’s Pediatric Advisory Board as well as the Audiology Advisory Boards for Cochlear Americas, Advanced Bionics, and the Phonak
Hearing Aid Company. He serves on the editorial board and co-authors a column, “Tot Ten,” for The Hearing Journal and is also a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. He has published numerous articles and is the co-author of Programming Cochlear Implants. Dr. Wolfe provides clinical services for children and adults with hearing loss. His areas of interests include pediatric amplification and cochlear implantation, personal FM systems, and signal processing for children.
Erin C. Schafer, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of North Texas, where she has held an academic appointment since 2005. Dr. Schafer teaches graduate courses in the areas of aural rehabilitation, pediatric habilitation, and diagnostic audiology, and serves as an educational audiology consultant for local school districts. Her current research focuses on strategies to enhance communication abilities of children and adults who have auditory disorders, hearing loss, hearing aids, and cochlear implants, and she has authored and co-authored numerous journal articles and national presentations on these topics. Dr. Schafer serves as the editor of the Journal of Educational Audiology and is a reviewer for several other audiology journals.
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