<DIV><P>Praise for the first edition:<BR><I>I cannot praise this book too highly it is undoubtedly now the benchmark text in this area, and is an absolute essential for every audiologist and student.</I><B> Graham Sutton, International Journal of Audiology, Vol. 41, No. 6, 2002</B><p><I>One of the best textbooks I have ever used...written by a researcher with a stellar reputation [who is also] an expert on the clinical aspects of the field...packed with information from both a theoretical and practical perspective...makes difficult concepts comprehensible...from an instructors point of view, it is a sheer delight.</I><B> Adrienne Rubenstein, PhD, Professor, Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College, New York</B></p><p>Key Features:</p><ul><li> Completely revised to reflect the research and technological advances of the last decade<li>New chapters on directional microphones and the latest digital signal processing strategies<li> Extensive coverage of all aspects of open-canal, thin-tube hearing aids<li> Practical tips, tables, and procedures designed to be pinned on the walls of clinics<li>Each cross-referenced chapter builds on the previous chapters</li></ul><p><I>Hearing Aids, Second Edition</I>, is a book within a book:</p><ul><li> Each chapter has a one-page synopsis that captures the key concepts of each topic<li>The material that students most need is contained in marked paragraphs that flow after each other to form a coherent thin book inside the larger book<li> Intervening additional paragraphs add satisfying depth</li></ul><p>Written, comprehensively referenced, and extensively reviewed by leaders in the field, this book is ideal as a core graduate text as well as a standard reference for clinicians.</p></div>