Fundamentals of Audiology for the Speech-Language Pathologist

by Deborah R. Welling, Carol A. Ukstins

Overview

Fundamentals of Audiology for the Speech-Language Pathologist is specifically written for the speech-language pathologist working with hearing impaired populations. This helpful text incorporates the expertise of audiologists along with the knowledge and experience of speech-language pathologists and combines the theories and training of both disciplines in order to facilitate the practical application of foundational audiologic information into speech language pathology practice. This comprehensive text also covers the type and degree of hearing loss and the resulting auditory, speech, and language difficulties.

The speech-language pathologist (SLP) may find him- or herself working in a wide range of settings, including medical, educational, rehabilitative, and industrial. Regardless of the setting, throughout their career they are quite likely to find themselves working with an individual who is hard of hearing or deaf. It is perhaps even more likely that the SLP will work with multiply impaired individuals with a wide variety of comorbidities, one of which may be hearing loss. Fundamentals of Audiology for the Speech-Language Pathologist will help prepare SLP students and professionals with key knowledge for a wide-range of clinical encounters involving hard of hearing and deaf populations.

Fundamentals of Audiology for the Speech-Language Pathologist is consistent with the current education philosophy of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Specifically, it addresses both knowledge and skills by integrating the science and technical aspects of audiology with current habilitative and rehabilitative strategies of the field. Pedagogical features include Chapter Objectives, Key Terms, Chapter Summaries, and Discussion Questions.


KEY TOPICS

Behavioral and objective auditory screening and assessment, interpretation of results, and treatment considerations
Concomitant acoustic, speech, language, and communication effects associated with different types and degrees of hearing impairment
The hearing impaired child in the school setting, including description of laws for children with hearing impairment, parental rights, classroom modifications, and troubleshooting techniques for amplification and assistive listening devices
A review of the evaluation of speech and language skills in the hearing impaired population and a list of appropriate tools for use by speech-language pathologists to assess these abilities
Social emotional and counseling issues

ANIMATIONS

Sound Traveling Through the Ear
Standard Testing Protocol and Procedures
Normal Hearing
Minimal Hearing Loss
Otitis Media
Moderate Sensorineural Hearing Loss
"Cookie Bite" Audiogram
Mixed Hearing Loss
High Frequency Hearing Loss
Profound Hearing Loss
Soundfield Testing
Pseudohypacusis

Instructor Resources: Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint Presentations, Test Bank

Student Resources: Navigate Companion Website* including: Animations, Chapter Quizzes, Crossword Puzzles, Interactive Flashcards, Interactive Glossary, Matching Questions, Web Links

• Each new copy of the text includes an access code to the Navigate Companion Website. Access may also be purchased separately, see below. Please note some eBook and electronic versions do not include access to the companion website.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449660307
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	11/11/2013
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	9.80(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Education, Dept of Speech-Language Pathology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey


Educational Audiologist, Office of Special Education, Newark Public Schools, Newark, New Jersey

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Speech-Language Pathologist in Audiology Services: An Interprofessional Collaboration
Chapter 2 Sound and Hearing
Chapter 3 Audiometric Equipment
Chapter 4 Case History Assessment and the Process of Differential Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Pure Tone Audiometry and Masking
Chapter 6 Speech Audiometry
Chapter 7 Otoscopy and the Middle Ear Test Battery
Chapter 8 Beyond the Basics
Chapter 9 Interpretation of Audiometric Results
Chapter 10 Hearing Aids and Hearing Assistance Technology for Children and Adults
Chapter 11 Laws, Standards, and Guidelines
Chapter 12 Understanding Auditory Development and the Child with Hearing Loss
Chapter 13 Hearing Issue s in the Early Intervention Years
Chapter 14 Audiology Services in the School System
Chapter 15 Aural (Re)habilitation
Chapter 16 Diagnosis and Treatment of (Central) Auditory Processing Disorders: A Collaborative Approach
Chapter 17 Acute, Sub-Acute, and Nursing Home and Long-term Care Facilities

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Tara M Davis, Ph.D., M.C.D.(University of South Alabama)
Description: This is the second edition of a practical overview of audiological considerations that are within the scope of practice for speech-language pathology (SLP) students and practitioners. Several web-based resources, such as an ebook, PowerPoints, and animations/videos are accessible to the instructor and students during a one-year period. The first edition was published in 2015.
Purpose: According to the authors, the purpose is to "provide the professional with the necessary information, resource tools, and understanding to competently perform the roles and responsibilities as outlined in the scope of practice." Prior to the first edition of this book, I struggled to find material for this course that was not too repetitive of undergraduate course material. Since it is geared to both SLP students and practitioners, it has refreshingly different objectives from undergraduate books about audiology.
Audience: The authors intend this as a reference on the management of hearing loss for practicing SLPs. It would be appropriate for practitioners in any work setting since it includes several chapters that highlight aspects related to the pediatric population and includes a chapter on medical settings where SLPs might provide services to adult patients with hearing loss. The book is also highly appropriate for SLP students with the purpose of providing "a solid foundational understanding of the hearing mechanism, audiological equipment and procedures, and the diagnosis and (re)habilitation of hearing loss."
Features: The first half of the book is largely dedicated to topics related to hearing and middle ear screenings, diagnostic testing, and typical audiological disorders. The sections related to audiograms are particularly well done, with plentiful, clear figures that make them easy to explain to students. The latter half of the book covers topics related to an SLP's role in the management of hearing loss across the lifespan, amplification devices, laws that are applicable to individuals with hearing loss, and auditory processing disorders.
Assessment: I would highly recommend this book for any instructor who teaches audiological topics to graduate-level SLP students. It is also an appropriate reference for practitioners who would like an updated source of information about amplification devices and auditory (re)habilitation, or is looking for supplemental information about interpreting a variety of audiometric tests. The second edition is warranted, as the authors have added several new chapters and provided necessary updated material that reflects fast-paced changes in audiological equipment and technology.

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