Full Description
This comprehensive, well-organized introduction to hearing and balance disorders gives students a number of vital tools to help them better understand, retain, and analyze the material. Now available as an interactive eText with a number of accompanying advantages, Introduction to Audiology, 12/e by Martin and Clark continues to update the material to keep content current with recent research, while retaining and improving a user-friendly approach to the topics and an abundance of how-to information which shows the rewarding, fascinating aspects of a career in audiology. This new edition includes 20 video clips interspersed throughout, a variety of interactive test questions, expanded Evolving Case Studies, a list of frequently asked questions, and the use of color to enhance selected illustrations and photographs.
Contents
Part I Elements of Audiology Chapter 1 The Profession of Audiology Chapter 2 The Human Ear and Simple Tests of Hearing Chapter 3 Sound and Its Measurement Part II Hearing Assessment Chapter 4 Pure-Tone Audiometry Chapter 5 Speech Audiometry Chapter 6 Masking Chapter 7 Physiological Tests of the Auditory System Chapter 8 Pediatric Audiology Part III Hearing Disorders Chapter 9 The Outer Ear Chapter 10 The Middle Ear Chapter 11 The Inner Ear Chapter 12 The Auditory Nerve and Central Auditory Pathways Chapter 13 Nonorganic Hearing Loss Part IV Management of Hearing Loss Chapter 14 Amplification/Sensory Systems Chapter 15 Audiological Treatment
