Self-assessment of hearing / William Noble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noble, William, 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hard of hearing people.

Audiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, California : Plural Publishing Inc., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Self-Assessment of Hearing, Second Edition is about self-assessment of hearing loss and related dysfunctions in the various circumstances of clinical and research activity addressed to this aspect of human functioning. The author aims to display the place of self-assessment in the patchwork of audiological appraisal, argue certain positions with respect to the status and significance of self-assessment in research and clinical investigation, and challenge received positions on conceptual and nomenclatural matters.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Self-Assessment: Relevant Theoretical Issues; Chapter 2. The Concepts of Disability and Normality; Chapter 3. Self-Assessment-Based Measures of Hearing; Chapter 4. The Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale; Chapter 5. Amplification; Chapter 6. Implantation; Chapter 7. Tinnitus; Chapter 8. Other Functions and Factors; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59756-675-6

OCLC:

891397748