Communication Sciences & Disorders

This is the leading text for the introduction to hearing and hearing disorders course required of all Speech Language Pathology and Audiology majors.

Introduction to Audiology, Ninth Edition, provides in-depth coverage of the physics of sound, anatomy, and physiology of the auditory system; causes and treatment of hearing disorders; and relevant diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. It emphasizes the proper evaluation of hearing disorders and the treatment avenues available for these disorders. The accompanying CD-ROM features a wide variety of interactive exercises, actual case studies, eighteen videos illustrating many theoretical and research concepts, demonstrations, an extensive literature section with useful forms, ear pathology slides, a review manual, and much more.

• Developed in modules so teachers can rearrange the order in which they assign chapters.
  
• Clearly delineated learning objectives and a number of pedagogical devices to help students understand and comprehend the implications of audiological diagnostics and 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.
  
• Expanded “Clinical Commentaries” interspersed throughout the text highlight the applicability of important concepts and the important role of speech-language pathologists in hearing loss management.
  
• 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.
  
• Commentaries are designed to clarify clinical concepts for material discussed or to further illuminate clinical applications.
  
• Coverage of auditory processing disorders, otoacoustic emissions, patient and family counseling, and universal newborn hearing screening.
  
• TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE–Accompanying CD-ROM packaged inside the textbook contains interactive exercises of all types including matching, labeling, multiple-choice questions, eighteen illustrative movies, crossword puzzles, demonstrations of the effects of hearing loss, and an expanded Appendix containing a variety of forms, reports, resource materials, patient handouts, lists of prefixes, suffixes and medical abbreviations, all of which can be downloaded and printed for handy reference.
  
• Highlighted references throughout the text to supplemental instructional material available on the accompanying CD-ROM.

• Placement of behavioral site-of-lesion testing into a historical note allows room for more detailed discussions of recent objective measures and for new material on licensing/certification, outcome measures and evidence based practice.
  
• Updated material throughout the text including a thoroughly revised discussion of the rapidly evolving measures of auditory evoked potentials.
  
• Differentiated discussions for pediatric and adult hearing aid selection/verification and hearing loss management.
  
• TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE! The CD-ROM from the eighth edition is now combined with the formerly free-standing CD-ROM entitled Interactive Audiology, providing expanded coverage of many topics, illustrative movies, a review manual and much more. 

Each chapter begins with “Learning Objectives” and concludes with “Summary,” “Study Questions,” “References,” and “Suggested Readings.”

Foreword.

Preface.
 
How to Use This Book.
 
How to Use the CD-ROM.

About the Authors.

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 SettingsProfessional Societies

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

II. HEARING ASSESSMENT.

4. Pure-Tone Audiometry.

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

5. Speech Audiometry.

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

6. Diagnostic Hearing Tests.

Acoustic Immittance
Acoustic Reflexes
Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE)
Auditory Evoked Potentials
An Historical Note

7. Hearing Tests for Children.

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

III. HEARING DISORDERS.

8. 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

9. 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
 
10. 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

11. The Auditory Nerve and Central Auditory Pathways.

Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory Nerve and Ascending Auditory Pathways
The Descending Auditory Pathways
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

12.  Nonorganic Hearing Loss.

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

IV. MANAGEMENT OF HEARING LOSS.

13. Amplification/Sensory Systems.

Hearing Aid Development
Hearing Aid Circuit Overview
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

14. Audiologic Treatment.

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

Glossary.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

Clinical Audiology / Practicum  (Communication Sciences & Disorders)
Introduction to Audiology  (Communication Sciences & Disorders)
Hearing Science  (Communication Sciences & Disorders)

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• Placement of behavioral site-of-lesson testing into a historical note allows room for more detailed discussions of recent objective measures and for new material on licensing/certification, outcome measures, and evidence-based practice.
• Updated material throughout the text, including a thoroughly revised discussion of the rapidly evolving measures of auditory evoked potentials.
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• TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE! CD-ROM provides expanded coverage of many topics, illustrative movies, and much more.

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