Strategies for Selecting and Verifying Hearing Aid Fittings

Book excerpt: Theoretical concepts are explained and applied to clinical practice to provide guidance on meeting the amplification needs of patients with impaired hearing. Coverage encompasses the most common forms of hearing loss encountered in everyday practice, with detailed instructions on applying the latest technology to each hearing impaired group. Material is organized to follow the decision-making process in selecting and verifying hearing aid fittings. This second edition contains new chapters on middle ear implants, hearing aid counseling, and infection control. Other chapters have been revised to reflect changes in the profession since 1994. Valente teaches clinical otolaryngology and directs the Department of Adult Audiology at Washington University School of Medicine. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.