Essentials of modern hearing aids : selection, fitting, and verification / Todd A. Ricketts, Ruth Bentler, H. Gustav Mueller.

Includes bibliographical references 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.

"Topics in this book include audiological pre-fitting testing, needs assessment and treatment planning, hearing aid selection, verification, orientation and counseling, post-fitting follow-up, and real-world validation. The authors review the selection of hearing aid styles and fitting arrangements, explain the process of obtaining an ear impression, and making critical decisions regarding earmolds and hearing aid plumbing. The book also provides guidance for selecting prescriptive fitting approaches and detailed protocols for the use of behavioral measures and real-ear speech mapping to both verify the fitting and assess special hearing aid features." -- Publisher.