| Description |
xiv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Practical aspects of audiology |
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Practical aspects of audiology
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Chapter 1 -- Perception via the sense of touch, Ronald T Verrillo and -- George A. Gescheider 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Electrical stimulation of the skin, Brian H. Brown and -- John C. Stevens 37 -- Chapter 3 -- The design of vibrotactile transducers, Roger W Cholewiak -- and Michael Wollowitz 57 -- Chapter 4 -- Cpmmunication of the acoustic environment via tactile stimuli, -- Janet M. Weisenberger 83 -- Chapter 5 -- Signal processing strategies for single-channel systems, -- lan R. Summers 110 -- Chapter 6 -- Signal processing strategies for multichannel systems, -- James L. Mason and BarrieJ Frost 128 -- Chapter 7 -- The selection and training of tactile aid users, GeoffPlant 146 -- Chapter 8 -- The evaluation of tactile aids, Lynne E. Bernstein 167 -- Chapter 9 -- The potential benefit and cost-effectiveness of tactile -- devices in comparison with cochlear implants, -- PeterJ. Blamey and Robert S.C. Cowan 187 -- Chapter 10 -- Natural methods of tactual communication, Charlotte M. Reed, -- Nathaniel I. Durlach and Lorraine A. Delhorne 218 -- Chapter 11 -- A comparative trial of four vibrotactile aids, -- A. Roger D. Thornton and Andrew J Phillips 231 |
| Analysis |
Humans Hearing disorders |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Audiology -- Instruments.
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Deaf -- Rehabilitation.
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Deafness.
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Hearing aids -- Therapeutic use.
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Hearing aids.
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Hearing impaired -- Rehabilitation.
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Touch.
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Biomedical Engineering.
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Electrophysiology.
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Hearing Aids.
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Speech Perception.
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Touch.
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| Author |
Summers, Ian R.
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| LC no. |
2006404944 |
| ISBN |
1870332172 (paperback) |
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