Foundations of Aural Rehabilitation: Children, Adults, and Their Family Members

Introducing the fundamentals of audiologic rehabilitation and hearing-related speech-language pathology in an easy-to-read, concise resource for the field of communication sciences and disorders, Fundamentals of Aural Rehabilitation, Seventh Edition offers creative coverage of theory, clinical practice, and research-based approaches for identifying, diagnosing, and treating hearing-related communication disorders in children and adults. The book includes case studies, and general demographic, medical, and pop-cultural trends are considered in parallel with corresponding developments in aural rehabilitation. 

The text is separated into three sections for the most comprehensive coverage of each topic: Part 1 describes the components of an aural rehabilitation plan, Part 2 concerns adults and their family members, and Part 3 concerns children and their parents. Important topics throughout include patient-centered services, counseling, diagnostics, selection and fitting of listening devices, conversational fluency and communication strategies training, auditory training, speechreading, language and speech acquisition, and literacy.

New to the Seventh Edition

• New chapter devoted to case studies and case management, with a consideration of the roles of the audiologist and speech-language pathologist 
• The chapter concerning adults and the chapter concerning older adults have been combined into a single chapter to streamline presentation and to maintain the overall length of previous editions
• New chapter devoted to tinnitus and tinnitus management, written by a tinnitus clinician
• Updated chapter on language development for children written by two leading experts in the field 
• Reflects recent advances in clinical practice that incorporate web-based interventions and AI

Key Features

• Focus on evidence-based approaches to aural rehabilitation
• Written in an engaging and clear style
• Chapters begin with Chapter Outlines and end with Key Chapter Points and Terms and Concepts to Remember
• Case studies in each chapter
• Numerous illustrations, tables, sidebars, and text boxes enrich the presentation of concepts
• Bolded key terms throughout with definitions in the margins and a comprehensive glossary make for easy review
• Chapter Key Resources and Appendices provide tools that can be used in clinical practice

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