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Features

• Developed in modules so teachers can custom arrange the order in which they assign chapters.
• Enclosed CD-ROM provides visual and auditory learning supplements such as audiograms and pathology slides, professional resources such as clinical forms, valuable case studies, 18 short clinical demonstration movies, and a variety of interactive assessment tools to test progressing knowledge.
• Contains a number of pedagogical devices to help students understand and comprehend the implications of audiological rehabilitation.
• Visuals are used throughout the book along with tables for summary; the details provided in figure captions augment the text by paraphrasing the concept being demonstrated.
• “Clinical Commentaries” interspersed throughout the text highlight the applicability of important concepts.
• New “Evolving Case Studies” feature follows select disorders through diagnosis and recommended treatment paralleling students' mastery of key concepts. 
• Contains footnoted material about early contributors to the fields of anatomy, ear disease, acoustics, audiology, etc., to avoid interrupting the flow of the text.
• Review tables and study questions at the end of each chapter help students assess their knowledge of the subject matter.
• A Comprehensive Glossary at the end of the text defines key words which appear in bold type within each chapter.

New To This Edition

• NEW "Evolving Case Studies" feature follows select disorders through diagnosis and recommended treatment paralleling students' mastery of key concepts.  This new addition to the pedagogy will enhance students' understanding of comprehensive patient management from case history through discharge.
• NEW updated discussions in the important areas of amplification and infant hearing.
• NEW expansion and clarification of clinical masking procedures.
• NEW discussion of recent developments in the management of auditory processing disorders.
• NEW section on the role of the audiologist in vestibular management, as well as more on audiologic counseling.

Table of Contents

Preface

How to Use This Book

How to Use the CD-ROM

About the Authors

Part ONE — Elements of Audiology

Chapter 1.  The Profession of Audiology

            Learning Objectives

            The Evolution of Audiology

Licensing and Certification

            Prevalence and Impact of Hearing Loss

A Blending of Art and Science

            Audiology Specialties

            Employment Settings

            Professional Societies

            Summary

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Chapter 2.  The Human Ear and Simple Tests of Hearing

            Learning Objectives

            Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear

            Pathways of Sound

            Types of Hearing Loss

            Hearing Tests  

            Tuning Fork Tests

            Summary

            Evolving Case Studies

            Study Questions

            Suggested Readings

Chapter 3.  Sound and Its Measurement

            Learning Objectives

            Sound 

            Waves

            Vibrations

            Frequency

            Resonance

            Sound Velocity

            Wavelength

            Phase

            Complex Sounds

            Intensity

            The Decibel

            Environmental Sounds

            Psychoacoustics

            Impedance

            Sound Measurement

            Summary

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Part TWO — Hearing Assessment

Chapter 4.  Pure-Tone Audiometry

            Learning Objectives

            The Pure-Tone Audiometer

            Test Environment

            The Patient’s Role in Manual Pure-Tone Audiometry

            The Clinician’s Role in Manual Pure-Tone Audiometry

Air-Conduction Audiometry

Bone-Conduction Audiometry

Audiogram Interpretation

Masking

The Audiometric Weber Test

Automatic Audiometry

Computerized Audiometry

Evolving Case Studies

Summary

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Chapter 5.  Speech Audiometry

            Learning Objectives

The Diagnostic Audiometer

Test Environment

The Patient’s Role in Speech Audiometry

The Clinician’s Role in Speech Audiometry

Speech-Threshold Testing

Masking for SRT

Bone-Conduction SRT

Most Comfortable Loudness Level

Uncomfortable Loudness Level

Range of Comfortable Loudness

Speech-Recognition Testing

Computerized Speech Audiometry

Summary

Evolving Case Studies

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Chapter 6.  Beyond Basic Audiometrics

            Learning Objectives

Acoustic Immittance

Acoustic Reflexes

Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE)

Auditory Evoked Potentials

An Historical Note

Summary

Evolving Case Studies

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Chapter 7.  Hearing Tests for Children

            Learning Objectives

Auditory Responses

Identifying Hearing Loss in Infants under 3 Months of Age

Objective Testing in Routine Pediatric Hearing Evaluation

Behavioral Testing of Children from Birth to Approximately 2 years of Age

Behavioral Testing of Children Approximately 2 to 5 Years of Age

Language Disorders

Auditory Processing Disorders

Psychological Disorders

Developmental Disabilities

Identifying Hearing Loss in the Schools

Nonorganic Hearing Loss in Children

Summary

Evolving Case Studies

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Part THREE — Hearing Disorders

Chapter 8.  The Outer Ear

            Learning Objectives

Anatomy and Physiology of the Outer Ear

Development of the Outer Ear

Hearing Loss and the Outer Ear

Disorders of the Outer Ear and Their Treatments

Summary

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Chapter 9.  The Middle Ear

            Learning Objectives

Anatomy and Physiology of the Middle Ear

Development of the Middle Ear

Hearing Loss and the Middle Ear

Disorders of the Middle Ear and Their Treatments

Other Causes of Middle Ear Hearing Loss

Summary

Evolving Case Studies

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Chapter 10.  The Inner Ear

            Learning Objectives

            Anatomy and Physiology of the Inner Ear

Development of the Inner Ear

Hearing Loss and Disorders of the Inner Ear

Causes of Inner-Ear Disorders

Summary

Evolving Case Studies

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Chapter 11.  The Auditory Nerve and Central Auditory Pathways

            Learning Objectives

From Cochlea to Auditory Cortex and Back Again

Development of the Auditory Nerve and Central Auditory Nervous System

Summary of the Auditory Pathways

Hearing Loss and the Auditory Nerve and Central Auditory Pathways

Disorders of the Auditory Nerve

Disorders of the Cochlear Nuclei

Disorders of the Higher Auditory Pathways

Tests of the Higher Auditory Pathways

Tests for Auditory Processing Disorders

Summary

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Chapter 12.  Nonorganic Hearing Loss

            Learning Objectives

Terminology

Patients with Nonorganic Hearing Loss

Indications of Nonorganic Hearing Loss

Performance on Routine Hearing Tests

Tests for Nonorganic Hearing Loss

Management of Patients with Nonorganic Hearing Loss

Summary

Evolving Case Studies

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Part FOUR — Management of Hearing Loss

Chapter 13.  Amplification/Sensory Systems

            Learning Objectives

            Hearing Aid Development

Hearing Aid Circuit Overview

Electroacoustic Characteristics of Hearing Aids

Binaural Amplification

Types of Hearing Aids

Selecting Hearing Aids for Adults

Selecting Hearing Aids for Children

Hearing Aid Acceptance and Orientation

Dispensing Hearing Aids

Hearing Assistance Technologies

Summary

Evolving Case Studies

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Chapter 14.  Audiologic Treatment

            Learning Objectives

Patient Histories

Referral to Other Specialists

Audiologic Counseling

Management of Adult Hearing Impairment

Management of Childhood Hearing Impairment

The Deaf Community

Management of Auditory Processing Disorders

Management of Tinnitus

Hyperacusis

Vestibular Rehabilitation

Multicultural Considerations

Evidence-Based Practice

Outcome Measures

Summary

Evolving Case Studies

            Study Questions

            References

            Suggested Readings

Glossary

Author Index

Subject Index

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