age-related hearing loss (PCAST, 2015), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a series of meetings on streamlining regulations for good manufacturing practices for hearing aids (FDA, 2016). Representatives from…
or condition based solely on the opinion of the examiner or client. For example, a client may report that he experiences severe tinnitus, yet the tinnitus is not audible to…
deviant status, and (b) acts in such a way to maintain their position of power. Conversely, it is assumed that the devalued group is less able to repel accusations of…
of communication partnership therapy in the context of current models of audiologic service delivery, particularly family-centered care (FCC). Introduction Audiologic rehabilitation practices are in the midst of a certain crisis…
In the previous chapter, we have described the initial stages of the voice evaluation process in which the perceptual description of the patient’s voice holds a necessary and essential place…
It is apparent that most people, regardless of their degree of understanding of voice and voice disorders, are able to distinguish a typical voice from disordered voice. This statement is…
