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Developed in modules so teachers can rearrange the order in which they assign chapters.
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Clearly delineated learning objectives and a number of pedagogical devices to help students understand and comprehend the implications of audiological diagnostics and rehabilitation.
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Visuals are used throughout the book along with tables for summary; the details provided in figure captions augment the text by paraphrasing the concept being demonstrated.
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Expanded “Clinical Commentaries” interspersed throughout the text highlight the applicability of important concepts and the important role of speech-language pathologists in hearing loss management.
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Contains footnoted material about early contributors to the fields of anatomy, ear disease, acoustics, audiology, etc., to avoid interrupting the flow of the text.
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Review tables and study questions at the end of each chapter help students assess their knowledge of the subject matter.
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Commentaries are designed to clarify clinical concepts for material discussed or to further illuminate clinical applications.
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Coverage of auditory processing disorders, otoacoustic emissions, patient and family counseling, and universal newborn hearing screening.
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TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE–Accompanying CD-ROM packaged inside the textbook contains interactive exercises of all types including matching, labeling, multiple-choice questions, eighteen illustrative movies, crossword puzzles, demonstrations of the effects of hearing loss, and an expanded Appendix containing a variety of forms, reports, resource materials, patient handouts, lists of prefixes, suffixes and medical abbreviations, all of which can be downloaded and printed for handy reference.
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Highlighted references throughout the text to supplemental instructional material available on the accompanying CD-ROM.
