Behavioral Evaluation of Hearing in Infants & Young Children

by Madell, Jane R.

• ISBN13: 9780865776920
• ISBN10: 086577692X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: THIEME NEW YORK

Summary

State Univ. of New York, Brooklyn. Text providing comprehensive coverage of the behavioral evalua- tion of hearing in infants and young children. Includes: strategies for taking case histories and determining the right test protocol, detailed in- struction on testing infants and children at all age levels, and more. For specialists. DNLM: Hearing Tests--in infancy & childhood.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii	(4)
Marion Downs
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(11)
1. The Role of Behavioral Testing in the Evaluation of Hearing in Infants	1	(4)
2. Obtaining a Case History	5	(7)
Diagnostic Testing	12	(139)
3. Preparing for the Evaluation	12	(6)
4. Observation Audiometry: Testing Infants from Birth to 6 Months	18	(22)
5. Visual Reinforcement Audiometry: Testing Infants from 6 to 36 Months	40	(13)
6. Play Audiometry: Testing Children 2 1/2 Years and Older	53	(7)
7. Evaluation of Special Populations	60	(9)
8. The Role of the Test Assistant	69	(5)
9. Speech Audiometry	74	(23)
10. The Amplification Evaluation	97	(33)
11. Counseling	130	(12)
12. After the Audiological Evaluation: What Next?	142	(9)
Appendices	151	(48)
1. Joint Committee on Infant Hearing, 1994: Indicators Associated with Sensorineural and/or Conductive Hearing Loss	151	(2)
2. Case History Topics	153	(3)
3. Case History Form	156	(5)
4. Simple Case History Form	161	(2)
5. Familiar Sounds Audiogram	163	(1)
6. Basic Information for Parents about Hearing Loss	164	(3)
7. Amplification Options for Children with Impaired Hearing	167	(5)
8. Educational Options for Children with Impaired Hearing	172	(4)
9. Checking Amplification Systems	176	(4)
10. Using an FM System	180	(6)
11. A Letter to the Classroom Teacher	186	(3)
12. What to Look for in a School Visit	189	(3)
13. Family Request List	192	(2)
14. Genetic Evaluation and Counseling for the Hearing Impaired	194	(5)
Index	199