Acoustic Immittance Measures in Clinical Audiology
Acoustic Immittance Measures in Clinical Audiology

Author: Terry L. Wiley

Publisher: Singular

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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This innovative textbook fills a void in the literature as the first teaching primer on the step-by-step use of acoustic immittance and acoustic immittance measures in clinical audiology.TEXTBOOK

Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2004-12-17

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0309092965

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Millions of Americans experience some degree of hearing loss. The Social Security Administration (SSA) operates programs that provide cash disability benefits to people with permanent impairments like hearing loss, if they can show that their impairments meet stringent SSA criteria and their earnings are below an SSA threshold. The National Research Council convened an expert committee at the request of the SSA to study the issues related to disability determination for people with hearing loss. This volume is the product of that study. Hearing Loss: Determining Eligibility for Social Security Benefits reviews current knowledge about hearing loss and its measurement and treatment, and provides an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the current processes and criteria. It recommends changes to strengthen the disability determination process and ensure its reliability and fairness. The book addresses criteria for selection of pure tone and speech tests, guidelines for test administration, testing of hearing in noise, special issues related to testing children, and the difficulty of predicting work capacity from clinical hearing test results. It should be useful to audiologists, otolaryngologists, disability advocates, and others who are concerned with people who have hearing loss.

The Acoustic Reflex
The Acoustic Reflex

Author: Shlomo Silman

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 549

ISBN-13: 0323146392

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The Acoustic Reflex discusses the acoustic reflex - its magnitude in differential diagnosis, threshold, latency, and other related topics. The book covers different topics such as the neurophysiological basis of the acoustic middle-ear reflex and its characteristics; impedance concepts relating to it; and theories of middle-ear muscle function. The text also encompasses the evaluation of the response time of acoustic-immittance instruments; the contralateral acoustic-reflex threshold and its application for prediction of hearing loss; the magnitude and growth of the acoustic; the ipsilateral acoustic reflex; and the acoustic reflex latency. The monograph is recommended for clinicians and researchers in audiology, deaf education, hearing science, neurology, otolaryngology, physiology, and psychology. The book will also serve as a reference text in a course on impedance.

Otoacoustic Emissions: Principles, Procedures, and Protocols, Second Edition
Otoacoustic Emissions: Principles, Procedures, and Protocols, Second Edition

Author: Sumitrajit Dhar

Publisher: Plural Publishing

Published: 2018-03-01

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 194488386X

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Otoacoustic Emissions: Principles, Procedures, and Protocols, Second Edition is a readable yet comprehensive source of information on otoacoustic emissions (OAEs). OAEs now play an important role in hearing screening and the clinical assessment of children and adults. The text begins with a succinct overview of OAEs and a historical description of their discovery and emergence as a clinical tool. Otoacoustic Emissions distills in 10 chapters the latest information on OAEs from basic research to clinical applications. The book is concise, but comprehensive, and covers the essentials of the subject from innovative and up-to-date perspectives. The second edition features updates across all chapters, including current research findings and changing perspectives on OAE taxonomy. Important information is highlighted with new and updated illustrations throughout the book. The material covered in the book is appropriate for intermediate and advanced students, and ideal for practicing audiologists. With a focus on practical information needed by the clinical audiologist and an eye to technological developments, authors Dhar and Hall provide an up-to-date, straightforward, and clinically focused source of information on OAEs.

Hearing in Children
Hearing in Children

Author: Jerry L. Northern

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 9780683307641

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This edition provides a reference and description of the current state of knowledge on hearing and auditory disorders in infants, toddlers and young children.