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Covering all aspects of the anatomy, physiology, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss, this is an accessible and comprehensive text for all clinicians interested in expanding their knowledge of hearing loss.
List of contents
Hearing Loss: An Overview. The Physics of Sound. The Nature of Hearing Loss. The Otologic History and Physical Examination. Classification and Measurement of Hearing Loss. The Audiogram. Special Hearing Tests. Auditory Evoked Phenomena: Theory and Clinical Applications. Conductive Hearing Loss. Sensorineurla Hearing Loss: Diagnostic Criteria. Sudden Sensorieneural Hearing Loss. Mixed, Central, and Functional Hearing Loss. Systemic Causes of Hearing Loss. Sgnamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ear. Sarcomas of the Temporal Bone. Occupational Hearing Loss. Hearing Loss in Children. Hearing Loss: Handicap and Rehabilitation. Hearing Protection Devices. Tinnitus. Dizziness. Facial Paralysis. Implications of Neutrocentical Modulation. Tables Summarizing Differential Diagnosis. Appendix. Suggested Readings. Index
About the author
Robert Thayer Sataloff, MD, DMAProfessor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery,
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Academic Specialties, Drexel University College of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery,
Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University,
Chair, American Institute for Voice and Ear Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Pamela C. Roehm, MD, PhDProfessor and Vice Chair, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine,
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Summary
Covering all aspects of the anatomy, physiology, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss, this is an accessible and comprehensive text for all clinicians interested in expanding their knowledge of hearing loss.
