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Record Nr.

UNINA9910164017803321

Autore

Welling Deborah R.

Titolo

Fundamentals of audiology for the speech-language pathologist / / Deborah R. Welling, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA, Carol A. Ukstins, MS, CCC-A, FAAA

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, Massachusetts : , : Jones & Bartlett Learning, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4496-5732-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (533 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Disciplina

617.8075

Soggetti

Hearing disorders - Diagnosis

Hearing disorders - Treatment

Hearing - Physiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

The speech-language pathologist in audiology services : an interprofessional collaboration -- Sound and hearing -- Audiometric equipment -- Case history assessment and the process of differential diagnosis -- Pure tone audiometry and masking -- Speech audiometry -- Otoscopy and the middle ear test battery -- Beyond the basics -- Interpretation of audiometric results -- Hearing aids and hearing assistance technology for children and adults -- Laws, standards, and guidelines -- Understanding auditory development and the child with hearing loss -- Hearing issues in the early intervention years -- Audiology services in the school system -- Aural (re) habilitation -- Diagnosis and treatment of (central) auditory processing disorders : a collaborative approach -- Acute, sub-acute, and nursing home and long-term care facilities.