Introduction to Audiology / Edition 13

by Frederick Martin

Overview

Introduction to Audiology, Eighth Edition is the leading book for the introduction to hearing and hearing disorders studies required of all those wishing to complete the study of audiology. This book provides in-depth coverage of the physics of sound, anatomy and physiology of the auditory system; causes and treatment of hearing disorders; and the relevant diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. It emphasizes the proper evaluation of hearing disorders and the treatment avenues available for these disorders. For those training in audiology studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900134695043
Publication date:	01/03/2018
Pages:	544
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

About our authors

Frederick N. Martin, PhD, is the Lillie Hage Jamail Centennial Professor Emeritus in Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to Introduction to Audiology, he has authored 7 books, co-authored another 7, edited 13, and co-edited 3 including texts on pediatric audiology, medical audiology, and audiological counseling. He has written 24 chapters for edited texts, 122 journal articles, 104 convention or conference papers and 5 CD-ROMs. Dr. Martin was named Professor of the Year by the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association for 2002 to 2003 and is the recipient of numerous additional teaching awards and recognitions including the Career Award in Hearing from the American Academy of Audiology.

John Greer Clark, PhD, is a professor and director of audiology education at the University of Cincinnati. A frequent presenter at state, national and international conferences, he has served as a faculty fellow for the Ida Institute in Naerum, Denmark and a board member of the American Academy of Audiology. Dr. Clark is a past president of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology and past chair of the American Board of Audiology. He is the author of over 100 publications including 3 edited textbooks, a variety of coedited and coauthored texts (including the popular Counseling-Infused Audiologic Careco—authored with Dr. Kristina English and published by Pearson), 2 single-authored books and 17 book chapters. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Academy of Audiology.

Table of Contents

I. ELEMENTS OF AUDIOLOGY.

1. The Profession of Audiology.
The Evolution of Audiology.
Prevalence and Impact of Hearing Loss.
Audiology Specialties.
Employment Settings.
Professional Societies.

2. The Human Ear and Simple Tests of Hearing.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear.
Pathways of Sound.
Types of Hearing Loss.
Hearing Tests.
Tuning Fork Tests.

3. Sound and Its Measurements.
Sound.
Waves.
Vibrations.
Frequency.
Resonance.
Sound Velocity.
Wavelength.
Phase.
Complex Sounds.
Intensity.
The Decibel.
Environmental Sounds.
Psychoacoustics.
Impedance.
Sound Measurement.

II. HEARING ASSESSMENT.

4. Pure-Tone Audiometry.
The Pure-Tone Audiometer.
Test Environment.
The Patient's Role in Manual Pure-Tone Audiometry.
The Clinician's Role in Manual Pure-Tone Audiometry.
Air-Conduction Audiometry.
Bone-Conduction Audiometry.
Audiogram Interpretation.
Masking.
The Audiometric Weber Test.
Automatic Audiometry.
Computerized Audiometry.

5. Speech Audiometry.
The Diagnostic Audiometer.
Test Environment.
The Patient's Role in Speech Audiometry.
The Clinician's Role in Speech Audiometry.
Speech-Threshold Testing.
Masking for SRT.
Bone-Conduction SRT.
Most Comfortable Loudness Level.
Uncomfortable Loudness Level.
Range of Comfortable Loudness.
Speech-Recognition Testing.
Computerized Speech Audiometry.

6. Electrophysiological Tests.
Acoustic Immittance.
Acoustic Reflexes.
Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE).
Auditory Evoked Potentials.

7. Behavioral Tests for Site of Lesion.
Loudness Recruitment.
The Short Increment Sensitivity Index.
Tone Decay.
Bekesky Audiometry.

8. Hearing Tests for Children.
Auditory Responses.
Identifying Hearing Loss in Infants under Three Months of Age.
Objective Testing in Routine Pediatric Hearing Evaluation.
Behavioral Testing of Children from Birth to Approximately Two Years of Age.
Behavioral Testing of Children Approximately Two to Five Years of Age.
Language Disorders.
Auditory Processing Disorders.
Psychological Disorders.
Developmental Disabilities.
Identifying Hearing Loss in the Schools.
Nonorganic Hearing Loss in Children.

III. HEARING DISORDERS.

9. The Outer Ear.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Outer Ear.
Development of the Outer Ear.
Hearing Loss and the Outer Ear.
Disorders of the Outer Ear and Their Treatments.

10. The Middle Ear.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Middle Ear.
Development of the Middle Ear.
Hearing Loss and the Middle Ear.
Disorders of the Middle Ear and Their Treatments.
Other Causes of Middle-Ear Hearing Loss.

11. The Inner Ear.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Inner Ear.
Development of the Inner Ear.
Hearing Loss and the Inner Ear.
Causes of Inner-Ear Disorders.

12. The Auditory Nerve and Central Auditory Pathways.
Anatomy and physiology of the Auditory Nerve and Ascending Auditory Pathways.
The Descending Auditory Pathways.
Development of the Auditory Nerve and Central Auditory Nervous System.
Summary of the Auditory Pathways.
Hearing Loss and the Auditory Nerve and Central Auditory Pathways.
Disorders of the Auditory Nerve.
Disorders of the Cochlear Nuclei.
Disorders of the Higher Auditory Disorders.
Tests for Auditory Processing Disorders.
Diagnostic Limitations.
Therapeutic Management.

13. Nonorganic Hearing Loss.
Terminology.
Patients with Nonorganic Hearing Loss.
Tests for Nonorganic Hearing Loss.
Management of Patients with Nonorganic Hearing Loss.

IV. MANAGEMENT OF HEARING LOSS.

14. Amplification/Sensory Systems.
Hearing Aid Development.
Hearing Aid Circuit Overview.
Characteristics of Hearing Aids.
Binaural Amplification.
Types of Hearing Aids.
Selecting Hearing-Aid Candidates.
Dispensing Hearing Aids.
Verifying Hearing Aid Performance.
Hearing Assistance Technologies.

15. Audiological Treatment.
Patient Histories.
Referral to Other Specialists.
Audiological Counseling.
Management of Adult Hearing Impairment.
Management of Childhood Hearing Impairment.
The Deaf Community.
Management of Tinnitus.
Hyperacusis.
Vestibular (Re)habilitation.
Multicultural Consideration.
Glossary.

Editorial Reviews

5 Stars! from Doody

A text/CD-ROM for students of audiology. After an introduction to the profession of audiology, chapters first present a superficial look at how the ear works, then explain how auditory tests can be understood as they relate to the basic mechanisms of hearing, with many examples of theoretical tests that illustrate different disorders in the auditory system. Presentations of anatomy and physiology, designed for greater detail and application, accompany descriptions of auditory disorders. Features chapter summaries, study questions, and glossaries. The CD-ROM, new to this edition, contains demonstrations, samples of audiograms representing different kinds of hearing loss, and anatomical drawings and photos of pathologies of the ear, plus sample forms, and lists of organizations and publishers. The editors are affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin and Helix Hearing Care of America. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Reviewer: Linda Jacobs-Condit, AuD, CCC-A(George Washington University)
Description: This book provides updated, in-depth information for students in introductory as well as advanced levels of study of audiology: physics of sound, anatomy/physiology of the auditory system, evaluation of hearing, causes and treatments of hearing loss. Chapters have been expanded to include otoacoustic emissions, universal newborn hearing screening, auditory processing disorders, patient/family counseling. The book was first published in 1975 and the previous edition was published in 2000. Each subsequent edition has updated the material and this eighth edition includes a CD-ROM that provides an extensive literature review as well as forms, medical abbreviations, and other reference materials.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide up-to-date information on the continual breakthroughs in the study of audition, and specifically diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss. This comprehensive book explains difficult concepts in simple terms.
Audience: This is an excellent introductory text for hearing healthcare students, and an excellent reference for practitioners. The authors are respected audiologists whose book is a valuable tool.
Features: The book was developed in modules that address elements of sound, hearing assessment, hearing disorders, and management of hearing loss. This allows teachers of audiology to rearrange the order in which they assign chapters, if they prefer. The book contains many pedagogical devices to help students understand and comprehend the proper evaluation of hearing disorders, and implications of aural rehabilitation. Visuals are used throughout the text along with tables for summarization. Figure captions augment the text by paraphrasing the concepts being demonstrated. "Clinical commentaries" highlight applicability of important concepts. At the end of each chapter is a review of tables and study questions to assist students in assessing their knowledge. The accompanying CD-ROM offers movies of clinical procedures, augmented with sound samples. This is an easy-to-use tool that enhances student learning.
Assessment: This is a highly useful introductory book with comprehensive explanations of difficult concepts. Students will greatly appreciate the explanations and demonstrations on the CD-ROM which facilitate their learning. This book will continue to be the basis for teaching introduction to audiology to our undergraduate students.

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