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An Introduction
THIRD EDITION
Brad A. Stach, PhD
An Introduction
THIRD EDITION
Brad A. Stach, PhD
Virginia Ramachandran, AuD, PhD
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Stach, Brad A., author. | Ramachandran, Virginia, author.
Title: Clinical audiology : an introduction / Brad A. Stach, Virginia Ramachandran.
Description: Third edition. | San Diego, CA : Plural Publishing, [2022] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020040050 | ISBN 9781944883713 (hardcover) | ISBN 1944883665 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781944883720 (ebook)
Subjects: MESH: Hearing Disorders—therapy | Audiology | Hearing Tests
Classification: LCC RF290 | NLM WV 270 | DDC 617.8—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020040050
1. THE PROFESSION OF AUDIOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES
What Is an Audiologist’s Role?
Where Do Audiologists Practice?
3. THE NATURE OF HEARING DISORDER
Degree and Configuration of Hearing Sensitivity Loss
Ear Specificity of Hearing Disorder
Timing Factors Impacting the Hearing Disorder
5. INTRODUCTION TO AUDIOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS
6. AUDIOLOGIC DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS: PURE-TONE AUDIOMETRY
Equipment and Test Environment
Establishing the Pure-Tone Audiogram
Audiometry Unplugged: Tuning Fork Tests
7. AUDIOLOGIC DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS: SPEECH AUDIOMETRY
Clinical Applications of Speech Audiometry
8. AUDIOLOGIC DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS: IMMITTANCE MEASURES
9. AUDIOLOGIC DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS: PHYSIOLOGIC MEASURES
10. THE TEST-BATTERY APPROACH TO AUDIOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS
Determination of Auditory Disorder
The Test-Battery Approach in Adults
The Test-Battery Approach in Pediatrics
Different Approaches for Different Populations
11. COMMUNICATING AUDIOMETRIC RESULTS
12. INTRODUCTION TO AUDIOLOGIC TREATMENT
13. AUDIOLOGIC TREATMENT TOOLS: HEARING AIDS
Consideration for Hearing Aid Options
Special Considerations: Conductive Hearing Loss and Single-Sided Deafness
14. AUDIOLOGIC TREATMENT TOOLS: IMPLANTABLE HEARING TECHNOLOGY
15. AUDIOLOGIC TREATMENT TOOLS: HEARING ASSISTIVE AND CONNECTIVITY TECHNOLOGIES
The Challenges of Complex Environments
Telecommunication Access Technology
16. AUDIOLOGIC TREATMENT: THE HEARING AID PROCESS
Hearing Aid Selection and Fitting
Orientation, Counseling, and Follow-Up
17. DIFFERENT TREATMENT APPROACHES FOR DIFFERENT POPULATIONS
IV: VESTIBULAR SYSTEM FUNCTION AND ASSESSMENT
18. INTRODUCTION TO BALANCE FUNCTION AND ASSESSMENT
Kathryn F. Makowiec and Kaylee J. Smith
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