Hearing Aids [Hardcover]

Harvey Dillon (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1588900525 | ISBN-13: 978-1588900524 | Publication Date: April 19, 2001 | Edition: 1

This highly anticipated work is the complete, one-stop guide to hearing aids, covering everything you need to know to prescribe, select, fit, measure, and evaluate their performance. Dr. Dillon is a sought-after speaker and instructor throughout the world.

Some of the benefits of this acclaimed text:

*COMPREHENSIVE--From basic concepts of hearing loss, hearing aid software and hardware, to assessment guidelines and results-oriented counseling methods, the book covers it all!

*THEORETICALLY SOUND--All findings explained in detail to clarify concepts, making the book ideal as a standard reference for clinicians as well as a core text in graduate courses

*PRACTICAL--Easy-to-use tips, tables, and procedures designed to be pinned to clinic walls for instant reference

*ACCESSIBLE--Synopses, key paragraphs, and detailed materials help you progress from basic to highly sophisticated concepts easily

*INTEGRATED AND CROSS-REFERENCED--Each cross-referenced chapter builds on previous chapters, with the flow and consistency of a single author

*INNOVATIVE--You will discover research results and procedures that have not yet appeared in the literature, giving you an important professional edge

Opinion leaders in the field have been uniformly enthusiastic:

"The book is smashing...Should be a required reference for anyone who deals with hearing aids. All of the materials, including an outstanding chapter on pediatric amplification, are presented in a practical and immediately useful manner."

--Jerry Northern, author and editor, HearX*

"Packed with concise, up-to-date, useful information concerning the selection and fitting of hearing aids. I'd highly recommend this text for graduate audiology students to anyone involved in hearing aid dispensing."--Gus Mueller, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An exhaustive and in-depth look at virtually all aspects of hearing aids...well-written...comprehensive...Harry Dillon is certainly one of the world's best hearing aid experts...a valuable text for a graduate-level hearing aid seminar, as well as a clinic reference for practicing audiologists." --www.audiology.org

"One of the best textbooks I have ever used...written by a researcher with a stellar reputation [who is also] an expert on the clinical aspects of the field...packed with information from both a theoretical and practical perspective...makes difficult concepts comprehensible...from an instructor's point of view, it is a sheer delight." --Adrienne Rubenstein, PhD, Professor, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College, New York

"The book is smashing!..Should be a required reference for anyone who deals with hearing aids. All of the materials, including an outstanding chapter on pediatric amplification, are presented in a practical and immediately useful manner."--Jerry Northern, author and editor, HearX, Florida

"Packed with concise, up-to-date, useful information concerning the selection and fitting of hearing aids. I'd highly recommend this text for graduate audiology students or anyone involved in hearing aid dispensing." --Gus Mueller, Adjunct Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University

"[Five out of five ears for students] A comprehensive look at hearing aids...a very readable text...complex concepts are presented in a user-friendly and understandable fashion, without compromising detail or precision...an in-depth look of virtually all aspects of hearing aids...carefully documents cochlear implant candidacy...[written by] one of the world's best hearing aid experts."--American Academy of Audiology

From the Author

This book came into existence because there did not seem to be any single book that would be adequate as a text for courses on hearing aids or that could advise practicing clinicians on all aspects of hearing aids.

I have aimed to make the book both practically useful and theoretically sound. Issues are explained rather then described. Wherever possible, practical recommendations are based on empirical research, and where there is no research to draw upon, the tentative nature of the recommendation or conclusion is indicated. Readers who already know the field well will notice that the book contains some data and clinical procedures that are published for the first time, as well as hopefully some new insights and perspectives into older issues.

The book is designed to be read on a number of levels. For readers who need only an overview of a topic, the synopsis at the beginning of each chapter should suffice. Most readers will hopefully be enticed to read further; the essential information on each topic is marked with a shaded bar in the margin. These marked paragraphs are designed to be read, and to be understandable, without the intervening paragraphs. I think of the marked material as a thin book buried inside this thick book. Some academic courses may wish to restrict themselves to just this material, which includes approximately half the book. The remaining material provides a greater level of detail. Finally, the most detailed comments are tucked away as footnotes and as sections in small print. The material at all levels is further segmented by presenting the most theoretical material and the most practical material in the form of self-contained panels. These two types of panels are differentiated by their appearance and by the panel titles.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 504 pages
• Publisher: Thieme; 1 edition (April 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588900525
• ISBN-13: 978-1588900524
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best investment I ever made, February 10, 2007

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S. Callaway "Danish city girl" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hearing Aids (Hardcover)

Anyone in the field of Audiology knows this book as The Bible. I bought it four years ago and I use it as a reference book constantly. Do yourself a favor and bind this book because it will get worn! It is a comprehensive guide to hearing aids and it explains most terms in a simple and understandable manner. Some concepts will not seem simple right away, but read explanations from anyone else, and you will realize that Dillon is a master at explaining very complex concepts. I have taken two hearing aid courses based solely on this book and I strongly recommend it to anyone in our field.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helped me with Board Certification Test, August 22, 2011

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This review is from: Hearing Aids (Hardcover)

This book isn't up to date per se (OTC's in particular), however, the basic information it contains is fantastic. I give credit to this textbook for helping me to pass the national exam for NBC-HIS, without which I feel I may have very likely failed. The book is thorough in its approach to hearing aids and contains a great amount of information that all hearing professionals need to know. I keep my copy in my library as a ready reference. The only reason that I do not give it five stars is that it is 10 years old. Apart from this, it is an excellant book to study and keep as a useful reference. I highly recommend it.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too old but some ok basic concepts, January 12, 2008

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J. Young "Just a dad" (JACKSONVILLE, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hearing Aids (Hardcover)

This book was published in 2001. As such there is no information regarding open fit OTE hearing aids. I also could not find any information regarding cochlear dead regions and the use of hearing aid fitting for patients who may have that problem.

If you can find a cheap used copy maybe think about it but overall it is a dated reference. Do an internet search at Hearing Journal, Hearing Review, American Academy of Audiology, or any number of other sites and get better more up to date information then this.