Music and Hearing Aids: A Clinical Approach is written for hearing
health care professionals working with hard-of-hearing musicians
and music lovers. This highly relevant text breaks down the
research for how music can, and should be, processed through modern
hearing aids and offers the busy audiologist clinically based
strategies to optimize the sound of amplified music for hard of
hearing people. With an easy-to-read style, this text meets
audiologists where they are by providing a primer on wavelength
acoustics, as well as walking the reader through the basics of
music needed to understand the research available. In addition,
this professional resource highlights gaps in the research and
technology, offering a clear picture of the room for growth
available in the field. Key Features A wide range of information
covered in a concise text with 26 figures and 7 tables Statements
throughout the book of where more work still needs to be done with
12 mini-experiments that could form the basis of student research
projects A balanced discussion of clinical practice and research A
chapter discussing "A return to older technology?" that includes
input from many musicians who wear hearing aids A PluralPlus
companion website with 15 audio files that serve to drive home the
points presented in the text From the Foreward by Dr. Mead C.
Killion: "A major feature of this book is the extensive review of
the literature. In each case, the relevance of the research
findings to their implications for hearing aid design and fitting
is emphasized.... A wealth of research is summarized with an eye to
the clinical environment and fitting of hearing aids for listening
to, and playing music."
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