Learning to hear /
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Published: |
William Heinemann Medical Books,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: | 1970. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780433232506 |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (viii, 144 pages) : illustrations |
ISBN: |
9781483141732 148314173X |
Index Number: | HV2391 |
CLC: | C913.69 |
Contents: |
Front Cover; Learning to Hear; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; EDITOR'S PREFACE; CHAPTER I. HOW IT BEGAN; The Editor; CHAPTER II. THE EAR AND HOW IT WORKS; CHAPTER III. WE HEAR WITH OUR BRAINS; EVOLUTION OF HEARING; LEARNING TO HEAR; EFFECTS OF DEAFNESS ON LEARNING TO HEAR; CONDITIONS FOR LEARNING TO HEAR; CHAPTER IV. DEAF BUT NOT DUMB; Speech and Language; Baby Sounds and Babbling; Deaf Babies Babble; What is a Language?; From Babbling to Baby-talk; Words and More Words; Talking Grammar; CHAPTER VI. TYPES AND CAUSES OF DEAFNESS; TYPES OF DEAFNESS; CAUSES OF DEAFNESS IN CHILDREN. Chapter vii. detection of deafness: tests of hearingdetection; tests of hearing; psychological testing; chapter viii. auditory training; auditory training when deafness is diagnosed late; the deaf child in a hearing school; children with multiple handicaps; chapter ix. hearing aids; characteristics of a hearing aid; function and fallacies in the use of hearing aids; choice of a hearing aid; other methods of amplifying sound; conclusion; epilogue; index. |