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Each Chapter (excluding Ch 1) conclude with a "Chapter Summary," "Questions for Discussion," "Recommended Reading," and "References" | |
Preface | |
Audiology as a Scientific, Collaborative, and Humanistic Discipline | |
The Audiology Profession | |
Audiology as a Humanistic Discipline | |
Recommendations for the Future | |
References | |
Acoustics of Sound and Preliminary Clinical Application | |
What is Sound? | |
A Word about Units of Measure | |
Application of Acoustic Concepts to Reading Audiograms and to Understanding the Listening Environment | |
Fundamental Pathways of Sound | |
Environmental Acoustics | |
Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory System | |
Anatomy and Physiology of the Peripheral Auditory System | |
Anatomy and Physiology of the Central Auditory System | |
Pure Tone Testing | |
Relationship between Pure Tones and Perception of Speech Sounds | |
The Audiometer Calibration | |
Pure Tone Testing | |
Masking | |
Some Thoughts on Traditional Test Protocols | |
Potential Pitfalls in Pure Tone Testing | |
How to Mask during Pure Tone Testing | |
Speech Audiometry | |
Contributions of Speech Audiometry | |
Speech Audiometry Tests | |
Other Tests of Speech Understanding | |
Masking during Speech Audiometry | |
Other Issues in Speech Audiometry | |
California Consonant Test | |
Selected Tests of MAC Battery | |
How to Mask during Speech Audiometry | |
Physiological Assessment of the Auditory System | |
Acoustic Admittance Testing Tympanometry | |
Eustachian Tube Testing | |
Acoustic Reflex Thresholds | |
Otoacoustic Emissions | |
Auditory Evoked Potentials | |
Answers to Tympanogram Cases 1-4 | |
Disorders of the Auditory System | |
Selected Conditions that May Affect the Outer Ear | |
Selected Conditions that May Affect the Middle Ear | |
Selected Conditions that May Affect the Inner Ear | |
Selected Conditions that May Affect the Central Auditory System | |
Balance Disorders: Assessment and Management | |
Pediatric Audiology | |
Auditory Development and Pediatric Audiology | |
Components of Auditory System Development | |
General Principles of Pediatric Audiological Assessment | |
Client-Specific Protocols for Audiological Assessment of Young Children | |
Current Issues in Pediatric Audiology | |
Suggestions for Parents of Children with Middle Ear Problems | |
Screening Instruments for Targeting Educational Risk (SIFTER) | |
Assessment and Management of Special Populations | |
The Elderly | |
Individuals who are Deaf | |
Adults with Developmental Disabilities | |
People with Neurogenic Disorders | |
Individuals with Nonorganic Hearing Loss | |
Considerations for Hearing Assessment and Case Management of Individuals Who Have Developmental Disabilities | |
Communication Strategies for Use with Individuals with Developmental Disabilities | |
Auditory Processing Disorders | |
Maturation and Plasticity of the Central Auditory System | |
Nature and Development of Tests of Auditory Processing | |
When Is a Referral for Assessment of Auditory Processing Appropriate? | |
Peripheral Audiological Assessment and Candidacy for Tests of Auditory Processing | |
Auditory Processing Assessment and Implications for Management | |
Final Remarks: Auditory Processing as a Useful Construct | |
Sample Case History Form for Auditory Processing Evaluation | |
Screening | |
Definition and Models | |
Decisions about the Screening | |
Protocols | |
General Screening Components | |
Screening Protocols across the Lifespan | |
Sample | |
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