Acoustics For Audiologists; Author: Villchur, Edgar; Paperback

Author: Villchur, Edgar
Singular Audiology Textbook; Paperback; Illustrations
125 pages
Thomson Learning
ISBN: 0769300642

This book is devoted to the acoustical principles that underlie the design and fitting of hearing aids, with an emphasis on the specific applications of these principles in audiology. This important book provides clinical audiologists, hearing-aid dispensers, and researchers in audiology with a comprehensive discussion of acoustics as it applies to their work. The book is written in a simple, straightforward manner that avoids jargon. Previous knowledge of acoustics or electronics is not assumed.-- Written in a simple, straightforward manner that avoids jargon-- Nonmathematical discussion makes it easy to understand complex principles-- No previous knowledge of acoustics or electronics is assumed-- Includes comprehensive coverage of acoustical principles as they aVillchur (president of the nonprofit Foundation for Hearing Aid Research and former visiting scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) addresses the acoustical principles that underlie hearing aid design and fitting. Its nonmathematical presentation makes it a suitable guide for clinic