Essentials of AudiologyAn expert refresher for the practicing audiologist and speech pathologist, as well as a comprehensive core text in audiology, ESSENTIALS OF AUDIOLOGY serves several purposes. For the student, it provides a broad overview and firm understanding of the concepts that will lead to further training and clinical practice. For the speech pathologist, it details the information needed to conduct audiological services and make interpretation and referrals. An essential Brandon-Hill selection. |
Contents
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| 37 | |
Measurement Principles and the Nature of Hearing | 91 |
The Audiometer and Test Environment | 119 |
PureTone Audiometry | 139 |
Auditory System and Related Disorders | 173 |
Acoustic Immittance Assessment | 219 |
Speech Audiometry | 257 |
Physiological Methods in Audiology | 349 |
Assessment of Infants and Children | 377 |
Audiological Screening | 397 |
Nonorganic Hearing Loss | 421 |
Audiological Management of the Hearing Impaired | 443 |
The Effects of Noise and Industrial Audiology | 501 |
Appendixes | 546 |
Author Index | 559 |
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