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Record Nr.

UNINA9910886192803321

Autore

Gelfand Stanley A

Titolo

Essentials of audiology / / Stanley A. Gelfand, Lauren Calandruccio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

NEW YORK : , : Thieme Medical Publishers, Incorporated, , 2023

©2023

ISBN

1-68420-399-6

1-68420-484-4

1-63853-106-4

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (907 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

CalandruccioLauren

Disciplina

617.8

Soggetti

Audiology

Hearing disorders

Audiologia

Trastorns auditius

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Essentials of Audiology -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Acoustics and Sound Measurement -- 2 Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory System -- 3 Measurement Principles and the Nature of Hearing -- 4 The Audiometer and Test Environment -- 5 Pure Tone Audiometry -- 6 Auditory System and Related Disorders -- 7 Acoustic Immittance Assessment -- 8 Speech Audiometry -- 9 Clinical Masking -- 10 Behavioral Tests for Audiological Diagnosis -- 11 Physiological Methods in Audiology -- 12 Assessment of Infants and Children -- 13 Audiological Screening -- 14 Nonorganic Hearing Loss -- 15 Audiological Management I -- 16 Audiological Management II -- 17 Effects of Noise and Hearing Conservation -- Appendices -- Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Now in a more user-friendly format, with a four-color design, this new edition includes the latest scientific and clinical knowledge to give audiology students a solid understanding of core audiologic concepts. Every essential topic in audiology, from acoustics and anatomy to auditory disorders and hearing loss, is covered in this book.