Cochlear implants
Subtitle: principles & practices
By: editor, John K. Niparko ; associate editors, Karen Iler Kirk ... [et al.].
Contributors: Niparko, John K.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780781777490
Subjects: Cochlear implants; Deaf -- Rehabilitation; Cochlear Implantation; Cochlear Implants; Deafness -- psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Auditory physiology and perception / Bradford J. May and John K. Niparko; title: Brain plasticity : the impact of the environment on the brain as it relates to hearing and deafness / David K. Ryugo, Elizabeth E. Redd, and Charles J. Limb; title: The epidemiology of hearing loss : how prevalent is hearing loss? / John K. Niparko and Yuri Agrawal; title: The pathology and etiology of sensorineural hearing loss and implications for cochlear implantation / Mark Almond and David J. Brown; title: Correlates of sensorineural hearing loss and their effects on hearing aid benefit and implications for cochlear implantation / Ryan M. Carpenter; title: The history of cochlear implants / Marc D. Eisen; title: The design of cochlear implants / Blake S. Wilson and Michael F. Dorman; title: Assessment of candidacy for cochlear implantation / John K. Niparko, Cristiano Lingua, and Ryan M. Carpenter; title: Parental response to the diagnosis of hearing loss / Nancy K. Mellon; title: Maternal attachment and adjustment : impact on child outcomes / Nancy K. Mellon; title: Psychosocial development of deaf children / Nancy K. Mellon; title: Motor skills in childhood deafness / Betty Schopmeyer; title: Medical and surgical aspects of cochlear implantation / Debara L. Tucci and Thomas M. Pilkington; title: Vestibular function and cochlear implantation / Charles C. Della Santina; title: Clinical investigations of cochlear implant performance / Karen Iler Kirk and Sangsook Choi; title: Music perception in cochlear implant users / Patrick J. Donnelly and Charles J. Limb; title: Outcomes in cochlear implantation: assessment of quality-of-life impact and economic evaluation of the benefits of the cochlear implant in relation to costs / Frank R. Lin, John K. Niparko, and Howard W. Francis; title: Language and speech acquisition / Nancy K. Mellon; title: Reading and deafness / Betty Schopmeyer; title: Rehabilitation for the hearing impaired : an historical perspective / Mark Ross; title: Rehabilitation after cochlear implantation / Amy McConkey Robbins; title: Education and childhood deafness : changing choices and new challenges / Sue Archbold and Gerard O'Donoghue; title: Classroom strategies for early learners with cochlear implants / Mary O'Leary Kane ... [et al.]; title: The cultural implications of cochlear implantation / John K. Niparko; title: Implications of parental choice of communication mode : understanding the options / Nancy K. Mellon.