The Measurement of Hearing
Author | : Ira J. Hirsh |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Companies |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Ira J. Hirsh |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Companies |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2004-12-17 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309092965 |
Millions of Americans experience some degree of hearing loss. The Social Security Administration (SSA) operates programs that provide cash disability benefits to people with permanent impairments like hearing loss, if they can show that their impairments meet stringent SSA criteria and their earnings are below an SSA threshold. The National Research Council convened an expert committee at the request of the SSA to study the issues related to disability determination for people with hearing loss. This volume is the product of that study. Hearing Loss: Determining Eligibility for Social Security Benefits reviews current knowledge about hearing loss and its measurement and treatment, and provides an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the current processes and criteria. It recommends changes to strengthen the disability determination process and ensure its reliability and fairness. The book addresses criteria for selection of pure tone and speech tests, guidelines for test administration, testing of hearing in noise, special issues related to testing children, and the difficulty of predicting work capacity from clinical hearing test results. It should be useful to audiologists, otolaryngologists, disability advocates, and others who are concerned with people who have hearing loss.
Author | : James Jerger |
Publisher | : Thieme Medical Publishers |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Joseph B. Chaiklin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Audiometry |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Cordia C. Bunch |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Audiometry |
ISBN | : |
Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2016-10-06 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309439264 |
The loss of hearing - be it gradual or acute, mild or severe, present since birth or acquired in older age - can have significant effects on one's communication abilities, quality of life, social participation, and health. Despite this, many people with hearing loss do not seek or receive hearing health care. The reasons are numerous, complex, and often interconnected. For some, hearing health care is not affordable. For others, the appropriate services are difficult to access, or individuals do not know how or where to access them. Others may not want to deal with the stigma that they and society may associate with needing hearing health care and obtaining that care. Still others do not recognize they need hearing health care, as hearing loss is an invisible health condition that often worsens gradually over time. In the United States, an estimated 30 million individuals (12.7 percent of Americans ages 12 years or older) have hearing loss. Globally, hearing loss has been identified as the fifth leading cause of years lived with disability. Successful hearing health care enables individuals with hearing loss to have the freedom to communicate in their environments in ways that are culturally appropriate and that preserve their dignity and function. Hearing Health Care for Adults focuses on improving the accessibility and affordability of hearing health care for adults of all ages. This study examines the hearing health care system, with a focus on non-surgical technologies and services, and offers recommendations for improving access to, the affordability of, and the quality of hearing health care for adults of all ages.
Author | : United States. Veterans Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Hearing aids |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Cordia C. Bunch |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Audiometry |
ISBN | : |
Author | : James W. Hall |
Publisher | : Plural Publishing |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2009-12-01 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1597567671 |
Author | : H. Gustav Mueller |
Publisher | : Plural Publishing |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2017-04-05 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1944883967 |
Written in an engaging, easy-to-read format by three of the industry's leading experts, Speech Mapping and Probe Microphone Measurements is an essential clinical companion for all practitioners fitting and dispensing hearing aids. The key to successful hearing aid fittings is the patient-specific programming of gain and output. As outlined in all Best Practices Guidelines, the cornerstone of this process is the real-ear verification. Although speech mapping and probe-microphone measures have been used clinically for decades, new techniques and procedures continue to emerge. This is the first handbook to be published in 25 years that is dedicated to this critical clinical measure. Starting with an emphasis on evidenced-based practice, and the need to develop a well-researched gold standard, Speech Mapping and Probe Microphone Measurements takes you through the process of conducting valid and reliable speech mapping testing. Following a review of the basics of signal types, presentation levels, and patient and probe positioning, the chapters flow to the patient-centered real-ear verification process. In addition to extensive step-by-step guidelines regarding the routine testing and adjustment of gain and output, protocols for the evaluation of special features and fittings also are outlined. As a bonus, the authors provide a review of how speech mapping findings can be used with other measures that are part of the overall hearing aid fitting protocol.