Compression for Clinicians (Singular Audiology Text.) [Paperback]

Theodore H. Venema (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1565939735 | ISBN-13: 978-1565939738 | Publication Date: September 1, 1998 | Edition: 1

Written in an easy-to-read style that is especially accessible for the busy clinician who is bombarded by many new terms and concepts Provides short synopsis of outer and inner hair cell function, as it specifically relates to an increasingly common type of compression: wide dynamic range compression (WDRC) Describes clearly the more popular threshold-based and suprathreshold-based hearing aid fitting methods Offers concise explanation of the many different types of compression in hearing aids

Editorial Reviews

Review

This type of book could easily find a niche with Audiologists or hearing-aid dispensers...with some refocusing, it could easily become a classroom text or clinical reference guide to hearing aid fittings. - Jeffrey DiGiovanni, PhD, Ohio University

Venema's text covers compression in more depth than Dillon's text, and Venema covers the topic in a format that is easy to understand. Venema presents a difficult topic in a user-friendly format. - Rebecca Henning, PhD, University of Wisconsin

I think this would be a great required book for hearing aid dispensers to read prior to being licensed. I don't have any text that covers compression this thoroughly. I think this is a very good book that thoroughly covers an aspect of hearing aids that is often not clear to many audiologists and dispensers. It is written in a language that is easy to read and understand. - Sarah Hickey, McIntire Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic

It's very user friendly, but I think case reviews would make it a better teaching tool. The strength is the simple writing, which clearly makes the points. It's brevity is good, as it's not overwhelming. The vision for the revision is good, but I think if it includes a few more technology topics it will be even more valuable. - Teri A. Hamill, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

University of Western Ontario/Theodore Venema, Ph.D. is Professor of Audiology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at University of Western Ontario in Canada. Prior to joining the UWO faculty, he was Manager of Audiology Education and Training at Unitron Industries, a global hearing aid manufacturer, where he conducted trials on new hearing aids and taught staff about hearing, hearing loss, and hearing aids. His areas of expertise are hearing aid dispensing and auditory brainstem response (ABR).

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Singular; 1 edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565939735
• ISBN-13: 978-1565939738
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,738,891 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Compression for clinicians, January 7, 2009

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This review is from: Compression for Clinicians (Paperback)

Basic information on compression would like more information of direction microphones and other options for hearing aids.

0 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo con qualche ingenuità, January 27, 2000

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Lucato Franco (Torino Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Compression for Clinicians (Singular Audiology Text.) (Paperback)

Un ottimo manuale che tutte le persone che lavorano nel settore audioprotesico dovrebbero leggere. Semplice, chiaro, per tutti. Peccato per la troppa fiducia nel protesizzare (negli esempi) ipoacusie a normoudenza nei gravi con protesi pretimpaniche cic.