{"product_id":"tactile-aids-for-the-hearing-impaired-paperback-softback-9781870332170","title":"Tactile Aids for the Hearing Impaired (Paperback \/ softback) 9781870332170","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTactile Aids for the Hearing Impaired\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan R. Summers (Edited by), I Summers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781870332170, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 February 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm, 0.425 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTactile aids can offer a particularly cost-effective answer to the increasing demand for technical aids for the profoundly and totally deaf. This book covers the design of tactile aids - single and multichannel - and the ways in which they may benefit the hearing impaired.  \u003cp\u003eAuthors from Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA have contributed chapters, and among the topics they cover are: fundamentals of vibrotactile and electrotactile perception; signal processing strategies; tactile coding (including synthetic Tadoma); choice of subjects and subject training; evaluation of tactile aids and comparison with cochlear implants; and communication for the deaf-blind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book should provide a useful reference for those who work with the profoundly deaf, students and others with interests in the perception of speech and environmental sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Perception via the sense of touch (Ronald T. Verrillo and George A. Gescheider).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Electrical stimulation of the skin (Brian H. Brown and John C. Stevens).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. The design of vibrotactile trasducers (Roger W. Cholewiak and Michael Wollowitz).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Communication of the acoustic environment via tactile stimuli (Janet M. Weisenberger).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Signal processing strategies for single-channel systems (Ian R. Summers).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Signal processing strategies for multichannel systems (James L. Mason and Barrie J. Frost).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. The selection and training of tactile aid users (Geoff Plant).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. The evaluation of tactiles aids (Lynne E. Bernstein).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. The potential benefit and cost-effectiveness of tactile devices in comparison with cochlear implants (Peter J. Blamey and Robert S.C. Cowan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Natural methods of tactual communication (Charlotte M. Reed, Nathaniel I. Durlach and Lorraine A. Delhorne).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. A comparative trial of four vibrotactile aids (A. Roger D. Thornton and Andrew J. Phillips).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Other branches of medicine [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Other branches of medicine\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Other%20branches%20of%20medicine%20%5BMM%5D%22\"\u003eMM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52449421263128,"sku":"9781870332170","price":88.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781870332170.jpg?v=1785198868","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tactile-aids-for-the-hearing-impaired-paperback-softback-9781870332170","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}