| Description |
1 online resource (129 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Glossary; 1 The Ear and How it Works; Anatomy and physiology of the ear; Aetiology: types and causes of deafness; Conductive hearing loss; Sensori-neural or nerve hearing loss; Implications of unilateral hearing loss; Non-organic hearing loss; 2 The Physics of Hearing; An introduction to sound; Frequency (pitch); Intensity (loudness); Phase and phase cancellation; Hearing threshold; 3 Assessment of Hearing Loss; Hearing tests; Behavioural tests; Objective hearing tests; Assessment of children with complex needs |
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Implications for teachers4 Amplification Systems; Hearing aids; How the hearing aid works; Types of hearing aid; 5 The Acoustic Environment; Factors within the acoustic environment affecting speech intelligibility; Controlling the acoustic environment; 6 Systems in the Classroom; The problem in the classroom; Alternative forms of amplification; 7 Cochlear Implants; Components of a cochlear implant system; The paediatric cochlear implant team; Guidelines and criteria; Stages of implantation; The role of the teacher of the deaf; Issues relating to cochlear implants |
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8 Management and Maintenance of Hearing AidsPersonal hearing aids; Radio hearing aids; Cochlear implants; The hearing aid test box; 9 Assessing the Benefits of Hearing Aids; Tests used in the assessment of hearing aid benefit; 10 Teachers' Roles and Responsibilities; Audiological services; The educational audiologist; The role of the teacher of the deaf; 11 Developing Spoken Language; Developing listening skills; Facilitating language development; The role of the teacher of the deaf; The role of the speech and language therapist; Appendix 1: Audiological descriptors |
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Appendix 2: Checking hearing aidsAppendix 3: Checking radio hearing aids; Appendix 4: General instructions for using a test box; References; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Audiology.
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Deaf children -- Education
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Audiology
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Audiology
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Deaf children -- Education
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Knight, Pamela
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| ISBN |
9780203462324 |
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0203462327 |
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