Description
For use as an introductory text in Auditory Rehabilitation
From a renowned team of experts! Here is a thorough introduction to aural rehabilitation in a text with a long proven track record for success!
Highly regarded and now substantially updated, this book provides a thorough introduction to the basics for undergraduates without excessive attention to subjects best covered in depth at the graduate level. Here a strong team of experts addresses the important topics in a well edited, cohesive treatment based on a proven model—framed within the concepts of the World Health Organization. The authors introduce the fundamentals, present the important methods and procedures, and include two dynamic case study chapters for hands-on learning. Well documented and amply illustrated, the text begins each chapter with an Introduction, includes boxed and highlighted key materials throughout, and concludes with Summary Points, Supplementary Learning Activities, Recommended Reading, Recommended Websites, and References.
Table of Contents
Part One: Fundamentals of Audiologic Rehabilitation
1 Overview of Audiologic Rehabilitation Introduction
Hearing Loss Characteristics
Consequences of Hearing Loss: Primary and Secondary
Rehabilitative Alternatives
Procedures in Audiologic Rehabilitation: An AR Model–CORE and CARE
Settings for Audiologic Rehabilitation
Summary
Summary Points
2 Hearing Aids and Hearing Assistive Technologies
Introduction
Hearing Aid Components
Hearing Aid Styles
The Earmold
Who Is a Hearing Aid Candidate?
Hearing Aid Fitting Protocol
Pediatric Fittings
Special Fittings
Hearing Assistive Technology or when a Hearing Aid May Not Be Enough
Concluding Remarks
Summary Points
3 Cochlear Implants and Vestibular/Tinnitus Rehabilitation
Introduction
Cochlear Implants
Vestibular Evaluation and Rehabilitation
Tinnitus Evaluation and Rehabilitation
Summary Points
4 Auditory Stimulation in Communication
Introduction
A Communication Model
Auditory Perception
The Auditory Training Process
Current Approaches to Auditory Training
Summary Points
5 Visual Stimuli in Communication
Introduction
Factors Related to Speechreading
Speechreading and the Hearing Impaired
Manual Communication
Summary Points
Supplementary Learning Activities
Recommended Reading
References 197
Appendixes 201
6 Language and Speech of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Introduction 211
Communication Options for Families of Children with Hearing Loss
Hearing as the Foundation for Speech and Language
Factors Affecting Speech and Language Acquisition
Language Assessment
Speech Development in Children with Hearing Loss
Summary
Summary Points
7 Psychosocial Aspects of Hearing Loss and Counseling Basics
Introduction
Psychosocial Aspects of Hearing Loss
“Knowing Is Not Enough”: Counseling Basics
Does Counseling Make a Difference?
Summary
Summary Points
8 Audiologic Rehabilitation Services in the School Setting
Introduction
Why AR Services Are Required in School Settings: The Educational Consequences of Hearing Loss
AR Services Provided in Schools
AR Service Providers in School Settings
Services for Children with Auditory Processing Problems
“A Day in the Life” of an Educational audiologist
Summary Points
Part Two: Comprehensive Approaches to Audiologic Rehabilitation
9 Audiologic Rehabilitation for Children: Assessment and Management
Introduction
Prevalence of Loss and Level of Service
Terms and Definitions
Profile of the Client
Rehabilitation Settings and Providers
Identification and Assessment Procedures with Children
Aspects of Audiologic Rehabilitation: Early Intervention for Parent—Infant and Preschool
Aspects of Audiologic Rehabilitation: School Years
Summary
Summary Points
10 Audiologic Rehabilitation for Adults and Elderly Adults: Assessment and Management
Introduction
Profile of the Adult Client
Profile of the Elderly Client
Model for Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Settings
Rehabilitation Assessment
Rehabilitation Management
Summary
Summary Points
Part Three: Implementing Audiologic Rehabilitation: Case Studies
11 Case Studies: Children
Introduction
Case 1 Joey: Family-Centered Intervention: Multiple Disabilities
Case 2 Annie: Routes to Spoken Language Following Cochlear
Implantation
Case 3 Amber: Issues Affecting Educational Placement
Case 4 Greg: Late Identification of a Hard of Hearing Child
Case 5 Sam: Differential Diagnosis through Professional
Teamwork: A Tool for Solving Complex Intervention Problems
12 Case Studies: Adults and Elderly Adults
Introduction
Case 1 Dr. M.: Progressive Hearing Loss
Case 2 Mr. B.: Hearing Loss, Depression, and Successful Hearing Aid Use
Case 3 J.D.: AR Featuring a Significant Other
Case 4 Mrs. R.: Cochlear Implant User
Case 5 Mrs. E.: Nursing Home Hearing Aid User
Case 6 Ashley: New Technology for an Experienced user
Summary Points
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