Published by Pearson (February 27, 2015) © 2015
Frederick Martin | John ClarkFor courses in Introductory Audiology
A comprehensive introduction to hearing and balance disorders.
This comprehensive, well-organised introduction to hearing and balance disorders gives students a number of vital tools to help them better understand, retain, and analyse the material. The book continues to update the material to keep content current with recent research, while retaining and improving a user-friendly approach to the topics and an abundance of how-to information, which shows the rewarding, fascinating aspects of a career in audiology.
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- Part I Elements of Audiology
- Chapter 1 The Profession of Audiology
- Chapter 2 The Human Ear and Simple Tests of Hearing
- Chapter 3 Sound and Its Measurement
- Part II Hearing Assessment
- Chapter 4 Pure-Tone Audiometry
- Chapter 5 Speech Audiometry
- Chapter 6 Masking
- Chapter 7 Physiological Tests of the Auditory System
- Chapter 8 Pediatric Audiology
- Part III Hearing Disorders
- Chapter 9 The Outer Ear
- Chapter 10 The Middle Ear
- Chapter 11 The Inner Ear
- Chapter 12 The Auditory Nerve and Central Auditory Pathways
- Chapter 13 Nonorganic Hearing Loss
- Part IV Management of Hearing Loss
- Chapter 14 Amplification/Sensory Systems
- Chapter 15 Audiological Treatment