2015 LWW Medical and Health Professions Education Catalogue

SPEECH, LANGUAGE & HEARING

Cochlear Implants Principles and Practices Second Edition John K. Niparko, MD April 2009 / Hardbound / 7 x 10 Approx. 146 pp. / Approx. 178 Illus. / Approx. 37 Tables 978-0-7817-7749-0

DESCRIPTION Thoroughly updated for its Second Edition, this book provides an in-depth discussion on prosthetic restoration of hearing via implantation. The text succinctly discusses the scientific principles behind cochlear implants, examines the latest technology, and offers practical advice on how to assess candidates, how to implant the devices, and what rehabilitation is most effective. The authors thoroughly examine the outcomes of cochlear implantation, the impact on the patient's quality of life, the benefits in relation to the costs, and the implications of cochlear implants for language and speech acquisition and childhood education. FEATURES f f NEW Broader coverage of the technology. f f NEW More on neurologic underpinning. f f Expert authors f f Full of practical information f f Level is right for otolaryngologists, audiologists, speech pathologists

f f The Design of Cochlear Implants f f Assessment of Candidacy for Cochlear Implantation f f Parental Response to the Diagnosis of Hearing Loss f f Maternal Attachment and Adjustment: Impact on Child Outcomes f f Psychosocial Development of Deaf Children f f Motor Skills in Childhood Deafness COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION PROCEDURES f f Medical and Surgical Aspects of Cochlear Implantation f f Vestibular Function and Cochlear Implantation RESULTS AND OUTCOMES OF COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION f f Clinical Investigations of Cochlear Implant Performance f f Music Perception in Cochlear Implant Users f f Outcomes in Cochlear Implantation: Assessment of Quality of Life Impact and Economic Evaluation of the Benefits of the Cochlear Implant in Relation to Costs DEVELOPMENT AND COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION CULTURALAND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION ASSESSMENT OF CANDIDACY FOR A COCHLEAR IMPLANT ... abridged to fit

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HEARING AND HEARING LOSS f f Auditory Physiology and Perception

f f Brain Plasticity: The Impact of the Environment on the Brain as It Relates to Hearing and Deafness f f The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss: How Prevalent Is Hearing Loss? f f Inner Ear Pathology in Severe to Profound f f Correlates of Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Their Effects on Hearing Aid Benefit and Implications for Cochlear Implantation THE COCHLEAR IMPLANT f f The History of Cochlear Implants

HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Wolters Kluwer

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