THEORIES OF AMPLIFICATION
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Texts:

1. Valente, M., Hosford-Dunn, H., Roeser, R. (2000). Audiology Treatment. New York: Thieme.
2. Dillon, H. (2001). Hearing Aids. New York: Thieme.

I. INTRO and Factors in Soundfield Acoustics

  • Dillon Text - Chapter 1. Introductory concepts
  • Skinner, M. (1998). Room, Stimuli, and Equipment. In Skinner Ed. Hearing Evaluation, pp. 38-72.
  • Skinner, M. (1988). Measuring Sound for Hearing Aid Evaluation. In Skinner Ed. Hearing Aid Evaluation, pp. 73-97.
  • ASHA. (1991). "Sound Field Measurement Tutorial." ASHA, 33 (Suppl. 3): 25-37.
II. Defining the Auditory Area
  • Skinner, M. (1988). Determining an Individual's Auditory Area. In Skinner Ed. Hearing Aid Evaluation, pp. 118-148.
III. Hearing Aid Characteristics
  • Dillon Text - Chapter 2. Hearing aid components.
  • Dillon Text - Chapter 4. Electroacoustic performance and measurement, pp. 74-89.
  • Valente Text - Chapter 1. Hearing aid instrumentation and procedures for electroacoustic testing.
IV. Earmold Characteristics
  • Dillon Text - Chapter 5. Hearing aid earmolds, earshells, and coupling systems.
  • Valente Text - Chapter 2. Earhooks, tubing, earmolds, and shells.
  • Cox, R. (1979). "Acoustic aspects of hearing aid-ear canal coupling systems", Monographs in Contemporary Audiology, Vol. 1, No. 3, Minneapolis: Maico Instruments.
V. Hearing Aid Selection
  • Dillon Text - Chapter 4. Electroacoustic performance and measurement, pp. 89-113.
  • Dillon Text - Chapter 8. Assessing candidacy for hearing aids.
  • Dillon Text - Chapter 9. Prescribing hearing aid performance.
  • Dillon Text - Chapter 10. Selecting and adjusting hearing aids.
  • Valente Text - Chapter 3. Real-ear measures.
  • Valente Text - Chapter 5. Hearing aid selection and fitting in adults: History and evolution.
  • Valente Text - Chapter 12. Selection and fitting of conventional hearing aids.
  • Hawkins, D. and Haskell, G. (1982). "A comparison of functional gain and 2 cm3 couple gain", JSHD 47: 71-76.
VI. Special Fittings
  • Dillon Text - Chapter 15. Selecting hearing aid issues for children.
  • Dillon Text - Chapter 16. CROS, bone-conduction, and implanted hearing aids.
  • Valente Text - Chapter 4. Hearing instrument selection and fitting in children.

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