A plain-language guide to all aspects of compression and hearing aids, for anyone who fits hearing aids for a living. Overviews hearing aid fitting, compares and contrasts many types of compression, and describes their clinical applications. Types of compression are condensed and categorized for mild to moderate and for severe to profound hearing loss, and an example of a multichannel WDRC hearing aid is described. Includes b&w charts and diagrams. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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
