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Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Aids

Chapter 1: Psychology of Hearing Loss Overview of the Market Place Common Traits of the Adult Hearing Impaired Population Counseling Strategies Chapter 2: Basic Acoustics Properties of Sound The Decibel The Speech Spectrum Chapter 3: Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear Outer Ear Middle Ear Inner Ear Central Auditory Pathways Chapter 4: The Measurement of Hearing The Audiometer & Audiogram Air and Bone Conduction Testing Speech Audiometry Chapter 5: Common Hearing Disorders and Audiogram Interpretation Disorders of the Outer Ear Disorders of the Middle Ear Cochlear Disorders Retrocochlear Pathologies Chapter 6: The Hearing Aid Selection Process Case History Candidacy Issues Pre-Fitting Considerations Pre-Fitting Testing Chapter 7: Hearing Aid Styles Styles Earmolds Earmold Modification Earmold Techniques Chapter 8: 8. Introduction to Hearing Aid Design Basic Components Gain Output Bandwidth and Distortion Compression Expansion Chapter 9: Advanced Hearing Aid Features and Special Options Multiple Channels of Compression Multi-memory Digital Noise Reduction Technology Directional Microphone Technology Adaptive Feedback Technology Data Logging Trainable Hearing Aids and Wireless Technology Open Canal Technology Implantable Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants CROS/BI-CROS Chapter 10: Hearing Aid Fitting Procedures 2 cc Coupler Measures Programmability (NOAH, Hi-Pro) Threshold Based Prescriptive Fitting Procedures Verification Methods - Probe Microphone Measures Hearing Aid Orientation and Counseling Process Chapter 11: Outcome Assessment and Post-Fitting Issues Laboratory Measures of Outcome Self-Reports of Outcome Aural Rehabilitation Auditory Training Chapter 12: Solving Common Hearing Aid Problems Occlusion Effect Acoustic Feedback Problems Related to Loudness Speech Intelligibility in Quiet and Noise Appendix