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