Synopses & Reviews
Designed as a study aid to complement any audiology text, this manual offers students the opportunity to assess their knowledge of important ideas in the field. Loaded with case studies, concept summaries, and a variety of review questions,
Elements of Audiology offers a complete range of exercises to facilitate learning.
Features
Each unit in Part I presents a brief overview of a key topic in audiology followed by an assortment of questions testing content mastery. Matching, labeling, and outlining exercises, as well as multiple-choice questions check basic understanding and require students to employ reasoning skills. Fifteen case studies in Part II supply practical experience in interpreting patient histories and audiometric findings and allow students to apply, synthesize, and generalize their knowledge. Answer keys and model diagnoses provide immediate feedback about the level of understanding of the material. A useful tool for students enrolled in introductory, clinical, or diagnostic courses or preparing for certification and licensure exams, Elements of Audiology is a worthwhile companion for anyone searching for a concise review of and additional practice in audiology.
Synopsis
Written by the authors of the best-selling Introduction to Audiology, this review manual uses illustrative case histories and review-and-question style to give students feedback on their level of understanding about audiology before they enter the examination process.
Designed to accompany any audiology textbook or set of lecture notes, this text gives students a brief overview of twenty different topics in audiology, followed by a series of questions with answers. It employs different learning strategies such as matching, labeling, and outlining. Solving a series of case studies with the audiometric and historical information provided helps students access higher levels of learning.
Table of Contents
Preface
How to Use This Book
I. Review Units.
Unit 1. Audiological Management
Unit 2. Auditory Nervous System
Unit 3. Basics of Auditory Anatomy and Hearing Loss
Unit 4. Bone Conduction
Unit 5. Educating Children with Hearing Loss
Unit 6. Hearing Instruments and Assistive Listening Devices
Unit 7. Hearing Test for Children
Unit 8. The Inner Ear
Unit 9. Masking for Pure-Tone Tests
Unit 10. Masking for Speech Tests
Unit 11. The Middle Ear
Unit 12. Nonorganic Hearing Loss
Unit 13. Noise
Unit 14. Objective Tests of Hearing
Unit 15. The Outer Ear
Unit 16. Physics of Sound
Unit 17. Professional Considerations
Unit 18. Pure-Tone Audiometry
Unit 19. Speech Audiometry
Unit 20. Tuning Fork Tests
II. Case Studies
*Disorders Described in Case Studies Include Acoustic Neuroma, Brainstem Lesion, Central Auditory Lesion, Collapsed Ear Canal, Congenital Hearing Loss, Ménière Disease, Meningitis, Noise-induced Hearing Loss, Nonorganic Hearing Loss (Bilateral and Unilateral), Obscure Auditory Dysfunction, Otitis Media, Otosclerosis, Presbycusis, and Serous Effusion.
Case 1
Case 2
Case 3
Case 4
Case 5
Case 6
Case 7
Case 8
Case 9
Case 10
Case 11
Case 12
Case 13
Case 14
Case 15