Introduction to audiology today /
James W. Hall, III.
- xxvii, 566 p. : illustration ; 26 cm.
- The Allyn & Bacon communication sciences and disorders series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-537) and indexes.
1. Profession and principles of audiology -- Audiology yesterday, today, and tomorrow -- Sound, acoustics, and psychoacoustics -- Anatomy and physiology of the auditory and vestibular systems -- 2. Audiology procedures and protocols -- Preparing for hearing assessment -- Pure tone audiometry -- Speech audiometry -- Masking and audiogram interpretation -- Electroacoustic measures of auditory function -- Special speech audiometry tests and auditory evoked responses -- Differential diagnosis of auditory and vestibular disorders -- 3. Patient populations -- Outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear disorders -- We hear with our brain : retrocochlear and central nervous system disorders -- 4. Audiologic management: technology, techniques, and rehabilitation -- Audiologic management: technology -- Audiologic habilitation and rehabilitation -- Exaggerated and false hearing loss, tinnitus, and hyperacusis -- Management strategies in selected patient populations and preparation of patient reports.