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Practical Audiology for Speech and Language Therapy Work

Janet Doyle (Author)

9781861560599, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 18 May 1998

304 pages
23.4 x 15.7 x 2 cm, 0.454 kg

Emphasis is given to practical skills such as the ability to interpret audiograms to support therapy and referral decisions, and the subjective checking and troubleshooting of hearing aids. Symbols and terms appropriate to UK, Australian and USA clinicians are given throughout.

Contributors ix

Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Janet Doyle

Chapter 2 Sound and Hearing 11
Janet Doyle

Chapter 3 Forms of Hearing Difficulty 32
Janet Doyle

Chapter 4 Forms of Hearing Assessment 58
Janet Doyle

Chapter 5 Screening of Hearing and middle-ear Function 100
Janet Doyle

Chapter 6 Audiograms and Their Interpretation 140
Janet Doyle

Chapter 7 Hearing Aids, Assistive Listening Devices, Tactile Aids and Cochlear implants 163
Janet Doyle and Christopher Lind

Chapter 8 Speech Reading 193
John Bench, Nicola Daly, Christoper Lind and Janet Doyle

Chapter 9 Central Auditory Processing Disorder 212
John Bench

Chapter 10 Integrataion 247
Janet Doyle

Reference 259

Appendix A 283

Appdendix B 285

Index 288

Subject Areas: Other branches of medicine [MM]
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