Phonak is pleased to offer you a free download of each chapter of the Proceedings from the 1st International Conference: "A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification" (1998) as pdf files: Title, Contents, Contributors and Preface
Proceedings 1998

Conference Keynote Address

1. Management of Hearing Loss in Children: No Simple Solutions, page 1-12
2. Frequency-Specific Evoked Potential Audiometry in Infants, page 13-32
3. Audiologic Assessment for the Fitting of Hearing Instruments: Big Challenges from Tiny Ears, page 33 - 46
4. Thresholds Are Not Enough: Understanding How Infants Process Speech Has a Role in How We Manage Hearing Loss, page 47 - 54
5. Fitting Preschool and Primary School Children with Hearing Instruments: An Evaluation of Hearing Instrument Prescription Rules, page 55 - 64
6. Fitting a Wide Dynamic Range of Speech into a Narrow Dynamic Range of Hearing, page 65 - 76
7. Matching Technology to the Needs of Infants, page 77 - 86
8. One Size Does Not Fit All: Rationale and Procedures for FM System Fitting, page 87 - 108
9. How Do We Know We’ve Got It Right? Electroacoustic and Audiometric Measures, page 109 - 11
10. How Do We Know We’ve Got It Right? Observing Performance with Amplification, page 119 - 140
11. Batteries Required: Instructing Families on the Use of Hearing Instruments, page 141 - 150
12. Evidence on Very Early Service Delivery: What Parents Want and Don’t Always Get, page 151 - 158
13. Implementing Parent-Infant Services: Advice from Families, page 159 - 166
14. Stories of Parents of Children with Hearing Loss: A Qualitative Analysis of Interview Narratives, page 167 - 174
15. Service Delivery for Children with Multiple Impairments: How Are We Doing? page 175 - 190
16. Relationship Between Amplification Fitting Age and Speech Perception Performance in School-Age Children, page 191 - 198
17. Outcomes for Children with Permanent Hearing Impairment, page 199 - 212
18. Individualizing Hearing Instrument Fitting for Infants: A Case Study, page 213 - 218
19. Putting It All Together: A Case Study, page 219 - 226
20. Are We Adequately Assessing Hearing Instrument Benefit Before Cochlear Implantation?: A Case Study, page 227 - 236
21. Identification and Management of Auditory Neuropathy: A Case Study, page 237 - 246
22. Conference Endnote Address
    Early Amplification for Children: Implementing Change, page 247 - 252
    
    Appendix
    Pediatric Working Group (1996) Position Statement on Amplification for Infants and Children with Hearing Loss,
    Author Index and Subject Index: page 253 - 289