Evidence based practice (EBP) has proponents in all areas of healthcare and was endorsed in a technical report in 2004 and a position statement in 2005 by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Despite this, there is no text on EBP with specific application to audiology. It is particularly important in audiology, where there are various interventions to assist people with hearing impairment and a growing body of research evidence that needs to be appraised by clinicians and researchers. For students, the book can be used for learning about research methods and about outcomes of interventions for children and adults with hearing impairment. For researchers, the book provides a useful summary of available research on important topics in habilitation and rehabilitation and may assist them to design future research studies. For clinical audiologists, the book can help them understand what evidence is and how this can be applied in clinical practice. Other health professionals who can benefit from this book include ENTs, pediatricians, geriatricians, GPs, nurses, and aged care workers. The book can also guide policy makers and third-party payers in their decisions about allocation of resources. The text is written with sufficient information for readers with different backgrounds and experience and careful attention has been paid to presenting complex information in an easy to understand format. Edited by two leading academics in research in audiologic interventions. These editors have a rich clinical experience working with children and adults with hearing impairment and with other health professionals.

Evidence-based practice in audiology / Lena Wong and Louise Hickson -- Evaluating the evidence on audiologic interventions / Michael Valente, Maureen Valente, and Laura Czarniak -- Matching evidence with client preferences / Ariane Laplante-Levesque, Louise Hickson, and Linda Worrall -- Hearing aids for adults / Larry E. Humes and Vidya Krull -- Hearing aids for children / Teresa Y.C. Ching -- Evidence-based practice and emerging new technologies / Gitte Keidser -- Evidence about the effectiveness of cochlear implants for adults / Richard Dowell -- Evidence about the effectiveness of cochlear implants for children : open-set speech recognition / Emily A. Tobey [and others] -- Bimodal fitting or bilateral cochlear implantation? / Teresa Y.C. Ching and Paola Incerti -- Evidence about the effectiveness of aural rehabilitation programs for adults / Theresa Chisolm and Michelle Arnold -- Evidence about the effectiveness of treatments related to tinnitus / William Noble -- Evidence about the effectiveness of interventions for auditory processing disorder / Wayne J. Wilson and Wendy Arnott -- Evaluation and implementation of evidence-based practice in audiology / Lena Wong and Louise Hickson.