Every chapter ends with “Comment.”
Preface.
1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Ear.
Introduction.
Outer Ear.
Tympanic Membrane.
Middle Ear.
Ossicular Chain Mastoid Process Eustachian Tube.
Inner Ear.
Vestibular System Cochlea Hair Cell Activity Auditory and Vestibular Nerves and Higher Centers.
2. What We Hear.
Acoustics.
Wavelength Speed of Sound Hertz/Frequency Amplitude/Intensity.
Psychoacoustics.
Threshold Pitch Loudness Loudness Level.
The Acoustics of Speech.
3. Basic Audiometric Testing.
The Audiometer.
Frequency Characteristics Intensity Characteristics General Audiometer Controls Alternative Stimuli Speech Stimuli.
Calibration.
Test Procedures.
The Ascending-Descending Technique Masking Frequency Choice.
Tests of Middle Ear Function.
Bone Conduction Immitance Testing and Tympanometric Screening.
Speech Audiometry.
Speech Reception Threshold (SRT) Speech Discrimination.
4. Acquired Disorders of the External Ear.
Infective and Inflammatory Disorders of the Pinna.
Trauma Seasonal Temperature Variations Otitis Externa Fungal Infections (Otomycosis) Herpes Infection.
Obstructions.
Collapsed Ear Canals Wax Impaction.
Neoplasms.
Exotoses Osteomas Granulomas Malignant Tumors.
5. Anomolies of the External Ear.
Embryology.
Otogenetic Development Auditory System Development • Irregularities of the External Ear • Microtia and Atresia Facial Anomalies Additional Terminology Complex Craniofacial Anomalies.
Treatment for Complex Craniofacial Disorders.
Surgical Approaches Audiological Approaches.
6. Otitis Media.
The Middle Ear Transformer and Conductive Hearing Impairment.
Pathology and Etiology.
Acute Suppurative Otitis Media Acute Serous Otitis Media Chronic Serous Otitis Media Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media Complications of Middle Ear Disease.
Audiological Considerations.
7. Bony Abnormalities of the Middle Ear.
Congenital Malformations of the Middle Ear.
Pathology and Etiology • Audiological Considerations.
Otosclerosis.
Pathology and Etiology Medical and Surgical Management Audiological Management.
8. Congenital Hearing Impairment.
Etiology and Pathology.
Congenital Genetic Deafness Forms of Pathology Associated Anomalies.
Congenital Non-Genetic Deafness.
Viral Deafness Protozoal Infections TORCHS Syndromes.
Medical Considerations.
Audiological Considerations.
9. Acquired Hearing Impairment.
Tinnitis and Recruitment.
Tinnitis Recruitment.
Acquired Disease.
Viral Diseases Bacterial Diseases.
Sudden Onset and Degenerative Disorders.
Trauma.
Hearing Loss Associated With Systemic Disease.
Thyroid Disease Diabetes Mellitus Kidney Disease Multiple Sclerosis Connective Tissue Disease Meniere's Disease.
10. Ototoxicity.
Pathology.
Drugs and Chemicals That Affect Hearing.
Antibiotics Loop Diuretics Analgesics and Antipyretics Anti-Malarial Agents Anti-Neoplastic or Chemotherapeutic Agents Miscellaneous Drugs Chemicals and General Toxins.
Behavioral Toxins.
11. Noise Exposure and Hearing Loss.
Epidemiology.
Auditory Pathology.
Role of the Middle Ear Damage to the Cochlea: Temporary Threshold Shift (TTS) Damage to the Cochlea: Permanent Threshold Shift (PTS).
Associated Pathology.
General Stress Reactions Physical Disorders Mental and Emotional Difficulties Special Problems.
Prevention.
Measures of Existing Sound Levels Means to Reduce Hazardous Exposure Monitoring Programs to Ensure Safety and Compliance Treatment and Follow-Up Programs.
12. Presbycusis.
Demographic Background.
Prevalence Contributing Factors.
Pathology.
The Outer Ear The Middle Ear The Inner Ear.
Clinical Features.
Medical Management of the Presbyacusic Patient.
13. Disorders of the Auditory Nerve and Brainstem.
Acoustic Neuromas.
Pathology and Clinical Features Audiological Considerations Medical Considerations.
von Recklinghausen Disease.
Brainstem Lesions.
14. Auditory Processing Disorders.
Pathology and Etiology.
Prelingual Disorders.
Auditory Discrimination Auditory Association Auditory Closure Auditory Memory Auditory Localization Auditory Figure-Ground Perception.
Postlingual Disorders.
Neoplasms Diseases Vascular Events (Cerebrovascular Accidents—CVA) Head Trauma Iatrogenesis.
Identifying Central Auditory Pathology.
Treatment/Management of Central Processing Disorders.
15. Hearing Loss Management in Children and Adults.
Impact of Hearing Loss on Communication, Learning, and Personal Development.
Effect on Speech Effect on Language and Learning Effect on Personal Development.
The Clinical Process.
Candidacy Introduction/Orientation History Medical Evaluation Ancillary Evaluations Pre-Selection of Sensory Aids Benefit/Re-Evaluation Communication Evaluation Handicap Scales.
Considerations in Evaluations.
Sensory Aid Benefit Evaluation of Communication Skills Evaluation of Counseling Needs.
Considerations in Remediation.
Sensory Aids Communication Remediation Counseling.
Comment.
References.
Index.
