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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 | |