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Introduction to Audiology: Global Edition Table of Contents Cover Title Copyright Contents Part I Elements of Audiology 1 The Profession of Audiology 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 Websites Endnote 2 The Human Ear and Simple Tests of Hearing Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear Pathways of Sound Types of Hearing Loss Hearing Tests Tuning Fork Tests 3 Sound and Its Measurement Sound Waves Vibrations Frequency Resonance Sound Velocity Wavelength Phase Complex Sounds Intensity
The Decibel Environmental Sounds Psychoacoustics Impedance Sound Measurement Part II Hearing Assessment 4 Pure-Tone Audiometry The Pure-Tone Audiometer Test Environment The Patients Role in Manual Pure-Tone Audiometry The Clinicians Role in Manual Pure-Tone Audiometry Air-Conduction Audiometry Bone-Conduction Audiometry The Audiometric Weber Test Audiogram Interpretation Automatic Audiometry Computerized Audiometry 5 Speech Audiometry The Diagnostic Audiometer Test Environment The Patients Role in Speech Audiometry The Clinicians Role in Speech Audiometry Speech-Threshold Testing Bone-Conduction SRT Most Comfortable Loudness Level Uncomfortable Loudness Level Range of Comfortable Loudness Speech-Recognition Testing Computerized Speech Audiometry Endnote
6 Masking Cross Hearing in Air- and Bone-Conduction Audiometry Masking Masking for the Speech-Recognition Threshold Cross Hearing and Masking in Speech-Recognition Score Testing Endnote 7 Physiological Tests of the Auditory System Combined Speech and Pure-Tone Audiometry with Immittance Measures Acoustic Immittance Acoustic Reflexes Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) Laser-Doppler Vibrometer Measurement Auditory-Evoked Potentials A Historical Note 8 Pediatric Audiology 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 Auditory Neuropathy in Children Psychological Disorders Developmental Disabilities Identifying Hearing Loss in the Schools Nonorganic Hearing Loss in Children Part III Hearing Disorders 9 The Outer Ear 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 10 The Middle Ear 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 11 The Inner Ear 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 12 The Auditory Nerve and Central AuditoryPathways From Cochlea to Auditory Cortex and Back Again 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 for Auditory Processing Disorders 13 Nonorganic Hearing Loss Terminology Patients with Nonorganic Hearing Loss Indications of Nonorganic Hearing Loss Performance on Routine Hearing Tests
Tests for Nonorganic Hearing Loss Tinnitus Management of Patients with Nonorganic Hearing Loss Part IV Management of Hearing Loss 14 Amplification/Sensory Systems Hearing Aid Development Hearing Aid Circuit Overview Electroacoustic Characteristics of Hearing Aids Bilateral/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 15 Audiological Treatment Patient Histories Referral to Other Specialists Audiological 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 Evidenced-Based Practice Outcome Measures Endnote Glossary References
Author Index Subject Index