Product Overview
A totally up to date reference book for
anything which an audiology professional needs to know about how ageing affects
the auditory system and how applying this knowledge can optimise rehabilitation
outcomes from the fitting of hearing aids. That very much puts it in the
category of important reading material! -- BSHAA News
Completely revised and updated, Geriatric Audiology, Second Edition is a unique handbook that provides audiologists, speech
language pathologists, and doctoral students in audiology with evidence-based,
clinical guidance on evaluating and treating hearing loss in older adults.
Focusing solely on geriatric audiology, this new edition contains the latest
information on the demographics of aging as well as the biological,
sociological, and psychological factors that affect geriatric hearing loss and
its ramifications.
Key
features:
- Includes a new chapter designed to help audiologists and
speech language pathologists teach health care professionals about hearing
loss diagnosis and management - Emphasizes patient-centered hearing
health care - Contains updated chapters on hearing loss, pure tone
and speech findings, hearing aids, and audiologist rehabilitation and
counseling for geriatric patients, giving readers comprehensive information on
important areas in the specialty
Based on Dr. Weinstein's extensive experience in geriatric
audiology, this book is an invaluable resource for audiologists, speech-language
pathologists, and others involved in the care of elderly patients with hearing,
speech, language, voice problems, and other communicative
disorders.
