The Profession of Audiology in the United States -- The Nature of Hearing -- The Nature of Hearing Disorder -- Causes of Hearing Disorder -- Introduction to Audiological Diagnosis -- Audiological Diagnostic Tools : Pure Tone Audiometry -- Audiological Diagnostic Tools : Speech Audiometry -- Audiological Diagnostic Tools : Immittance Measures -- Audiological Diagnostic Tools : Physiologic Measures -- The Test-battery Approach to Audiological Diagnosis -- Communicating Audiometric Results -- Introduction to Audiological Treatment -- Audiological Treatment Tools : Hearing Aids -- Audiological Treatment Tools : Implantable Hearing Technology -- Audiological Treatment Tools : Hearing Assistive and Connectivity Technologies -- Audiological Treatment Tools : Verification and Outcome Measures -- Different Treatment Approaches for Different Populations -- Introduction to Balance Function and Assessment
Summary
This essential book, now with even more exciting content and features, focuses on the clinical nature of audiology to familiarize students with the many challenging questions encountered by an audiologist. This textbook is intended primarily for beginning-level students in the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology
