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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786620403321

Titolo

Assessing middle ear function in infants / / edited by Joseph Kei and Fei Zhao ; contributors, M. Patrick Feeney [and eight others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Diego, California ; ; Abingdon, England : , : Plural Publishing, Inc., , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-59756-624-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

617.80754

Soggetti

Audiometry, Impedance

Middle ear - Physiology

Newborn infants - Medical examinations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: Anatomy and Physiology of the Outer and Middle Ear in Young Infants; Chapter 2: Measuring Middle Ear Function in Young Infants: An Overview; Chapter 3: High-Frequency (1000 Hz)Tympanometry: Clinical Applications; Chapter 4: Acoustic Stapedial Reflexes: Clinical Applications; Chapter 5: Assessing Middle Ear Function in Humans Using Multifrequency Tympanometry: An Overview; Chapter 6: Current Developments in the Clinical Application of the Sweep Frequency Impedance (SFI) in Assessing Middle Ear Dysfunction

Chapter 7: Application of Wideband Acoustic Transfer Functions to the Assessment of the Infant EarChapter 8: The Challenge of Assessing Middle Ear Function in Young Infants: Summary and Future Directions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This unique book provides an up-to-date reference source for university students, clinicians, researchers and policymakers concerned with the field of middle ear assessment. By drawing on the knowledge and expertise of experts from various countries, not only at the research level but also at the clinical level, this text represents as the only book that details the entire collection of audiological tests of



middle ear function for young infants.