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Proceedings of 2nd Pediatric Conference 2001



Sound foundation through early amplification

Phonak is pleased to offer you a free download of each chapter of the Proceedings from the 2nd International Conference: "A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification" (2001) as PDF files:

Preliminary, contents, preface, contributors, dedication

Proceedings 2001

Section I: Auditory development, page1

1.  Representing the Acoustic World within the Brain, page 3 to 24
2.Development of Binaural Audition and Predictions for Real-World Environments, page 24 to 35
3.Development Psychoacoustics, page 37 to 46

Section II: Assessment Strategies for Hearing Instrument Fitting, page 47

4.  Some Factors that may influence the accuracy of auditory brainstem responses estimates of hearing loss, page 49 to 61
5. Possible Roles for the Auditory Steady-State Respones in fitting hearing aids, page 63 to 73
6. Growth of Loudness Assessment, page 75 to 83
7. Potential Pitfalls in Assessment, page 85 to 101

Section III: Pediatric Hearing Instrument Fitting, page 103

8.An Amplification Protocol for Infants, page 105 to 112
9.Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss, page 113 to 120
10.Electroacoustic Verification Measures, page 121 to 137

Section IV: Current Issues in High-Frequency Amplification for Infants and Children, page 139

11.High-Frequence Audibility, page 141 to 152
12.Dead Regions and Amplification, page 153 to 166
13.The Importance of High-Frequency Amplification, page 167 to 175

Section V: Special Populations, page 177 to 178

14.Children with Mild and Unilateral Hearing Impairment, page 179 to 186
15.Cochlear Implant Candidacy, page 187 to 194
16.Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Use, page 195 to 202
17.Amplification for Deaf-Blind Children, page 203 to 209

Section VI: Management and Service Delivery Considerations, page 211

18.New Technology Hearing Aids, page 213 to 219
19.Social-Emotional Ramifications of Early Identification and Intervention, page 221 to 213
20.Information for Families, page 233 to 249
21.Looking for the Hearing-Impaired Child, page 251 to 259

Author Index page 261




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