TY - BOOK AU - Ricketts,Todd AU - Bentler,Ruth A. AU - Mueller,H.Gustav TI - Essentials of modern hearing aids: selection, fitting, and verification SN - 9781597568531 (hbk. : alk. paper) AV - RF300 .R53 2019 U1 - 617.8 RIC 23 PY - 2019///] CY - San Diego, CA PB - Plural Publishing, Inc. KW - Hearing aids KW - Deafness KW - Treatment KW - Fitting KW - Evidence-based medicine KW - Hearing Aids KW - Hearing Tests KW - Evidence-Based Practice KW - Quality Control N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 819-855) and index; Evidenced-based practice -- The audiologist and hearing aid provision -- Understanding the hearing aid candidate -- Speech acoustics -- Pre-fitting tests using frequency-specific measures -- Pre-fitting testing using speech material -- Self-assessment scales for pre-fitting testing -- Hearing aid styles and fitting applications -- Ear impressions, earmolds, and associated plumbing -- Hearing aid hardware and software : the basics -- Signal classification and sound cleaning technologies -- More hearing aid features and algorithms -- Electroacoustic (and other) quality control techniques -- Prescriptive formulas and programming -- Behavioral assessment during clinical fittings -- Probe-microphone measures : rationale and procedures -- Probe microphone clinical uses -- Hearing aid orientation and troubleshooting -- Validation : self-report outcomes -- Supplemental information : corrections, conversions, and calculations ER -