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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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