Cochlear Implants: Audiologic Management and Considerations for Implantable Hearing Devices

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Cochlear Implants: Audiologic Management and Considerations for Implantable Hearing Devices provides comprehensive coverage of the audiological principles and practices pertaining to cochlear implants and other implantable hearing technologies. This is the first and only book that is written specifically for audiologists and that exhaustively addresses the details involved with the assessment and management of cochlear implant technology. Additionally, this book provides a through overview of hybrid cochlear implants, implantable bone conduction hearing technology, middle ear implantable implants, and auditory brainstem implants. Key Features: Previously, audiology students and clinicians would need to purchase multiple textbooks to gain access to the comprehensive information contained in this book. Each chapter features an abundance of figures supporting the clinical practices and principles discussed in the text and enabling students and clinicians to more easily understand and apply the material to clinical practice. The information in this book is evidence based and whenever possible is supported by up-to-date peer-reviewed research. This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of complex information and sophisticated technology in a manner that is student-friendly and in an easily understandable narrative form. The concepts covered in the narrative text are presented clearly and then reinforced through additional learning aids including case studies and video examples. Includes bolded key terms and a comprehensive glossary to improve retention of the material. Full color design with numerous figures and illustrations Cochlear Implants is the perfect choice for graduate level courses covering implantable hearing technologies because the book provides a widespread yet intricate description of every implantable hearing technology available for clinical use today. This textbook is an invaluable resource and reference for both audiology graduate students and clinical audiologists who work with implantable hearing devices. Furthermore, this book supplements the evidence-based clinical information provided for a variety of implantable hearing devices with case studies and clinical videos demonstrating basic management procedures and practices on a PluralPlus companion website. NOTE: This book comes with supplementary content on a PluralPlus companion website. If you purchase or rent a used copy of the printed book, the code to access the website printed inside the book may have been previously redeemed/used or be incorrect and you will not be able to use it. To guarantee access to the website, it is recommended you purchase a new copy of this book. Review: Very thorough! - I am an audiologist and I am training about CI. This book has been a tremendous help and it covers everything! Review: Jace Wolfe is The Real Deal - Jace has been a longtime friend and colleague; and in fact you can see my reviews of his & UNT's Erin Schafer's 1st & 2nd editions of "Programming Cochlear Implants" on those desertcart pages. Not only that; but I had discussions on the few esoteric electronics shortfalls in the first edition with both Jace and Erin; and they were fully addressed in the second edition. As a longtime (35+ year) Electrical Engineer in the audiologic engineering discipline, there are Very Few Audiologists I would count as Electrical Engineering colleagues: Jace is one of the four, maybe five, audiologists in the world who can understand signals & systems. FULL DISCLAIMER: I have not yet bought the book; but knowing Jace, it's been well–vetted by engineers before it went to press; and when I start to work with CI's again, I'll buy it. One Minor Issue .NOT. Jace's fault: There are actually FOUR major CI manufacturers (five if you count the garbage Nurotron from China, sold only in the Third World): For several years, Oticon Medical (which purchased France's Neurelec) has had the CE marque from TÜV (EU, UK, Canada, etc… Sorta like a combination of UL & FDA) for their 20–channel CI with an outstanding front end; but FDA clinical trials which were supposed to start at the beginning of 2020 have been postponed at least 18 months due to SARS–CoVid–19. Because of this, Jace hasn't had any hands–on experience with those devices… But I'm rather sure the 2nd edition of the book will address this issue. Hence, I'm throwing the caution flag to non–US buyers, especially if their clinic is in a country which recognizes the CE marque. Dan Schwartz Editor, The Hearing Blog Atlanta