Audiology and otology

Heredity, either alone or in combination with environmental factors, is the most prominent underlying cause of hearing impairment.

'Auditory temporal processing' determines our understanding of speech, our appreciation of music, our ability to localize a sound source, and even to listen to a person in a noisy crowd.

Tinnitus: A Multidisciplinary Approach provides a broad account of tinnitus and hyperacusis, detailing the latest research and developments in clinical management, incorporating insights from audiology, otology, psychology, psychiatry and auditory neuroscience.

The Routledge Handbook of Communication Disorders provides an update on key issues and research in the clinical application of the speech, language and hearing sciences in both children and adults.

Deaf People and Society is an authoritative text that emphasizes the complexities of being D/deaf, DeafBlind, Deaf-Disabled, or hard of hearing, drawing on perspectives from psychology, education, and sociology.

Worship Sound Spaces unites specialists from architecture, acoustic engineering and the social sciences to encourage closer analysis of the sound environments within places of worship.

This book presents the revolutionary approach to the treatment of hearing loss proposed by Professor Henryk Skarzynski and developed in collaboration with the group of internationally recognized experts on clinical and experimental otolaryngology, otosurgery, and audiology.

This new edition of a classic text is the go-to reference for anyone concerned with the developmental progress of pre-school children.

This clear and concise text covers all the assessable aspects of the ENT curriculum for the FRCS.

Final membership exams can be a significant challenge for trainees, particularly with the increasing prevalence of single best answer (SBA) components.

The range of topics which you may be questioned on during a final ENT Viva exam can be very varied.

Historically, research on spoken language testing dates back to the late 1920s with the majority of work starting around the time of World War II.

Scientific advances have led to the recognition that many chronic diseases such as cancer may be preventable.

Early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) is the gold standard for any practising audiologist, and for families of infants and children with hearing impairment.

Preparing Deaf and Hearing Persons with Language and Learning Challenges for CBT: A Pre-Therapy Workbook presents 12 lessons to guide staff in hospital and community mental health and rehabilitation programs on creating skill-oriented therapy settings when working with people who don't read well or have trouble with abstract ideas, problem solving, reasoning, attention, and learning.

Understanding human hearing is not only a scientific challenge but also a problem of growing social and political importance, given the steadily increasing numbers of people with hearing deficits or even deafness.

This book is well established as the classic reference for professionals requiring up to date information on hearing and deafness.

What does a place sound like - and how does the sound of place affect our perceptions, experiences, and memories?

The quintessential clinical guide for audiologists on tinnitus and hyperacusis patient managementSince publication of the first edition in 2005, new developments have impacted the treatment paradigm for tinnitus, such as sensory meditation and mindfulness.

This book addresses the central problem of music cognition: how listeners' responses move beyond mere registration of auditory events to include the organization, interpretation, and remembrance of these events in terms of their function in a musical context of pitch and rhythm.

Tinnitus - the perception of sound in the ear, in the absence of external sound - affects around 250 million people worldwide.

The purpose of this book is to illustrate the struggles of Deaf women as they negotiate their family, educational, and work lives.

Written in plain language with clear explanations, bullet lists and summaries throughout, this book will benefit nurses as well as paramedics and other allied health professionals in recording and reading ECGs.

This book highlights the wide impact of deafness on many aspects of communication for deaf children and young people, and those around them.

Learn the technology behind hearing aids, Siri, and Echo Audio source separation and speech enhancement aim to extract one or more source signals of interest from an audio recording involving several sound sources.

Otolaryngological conditions affect people of all ages from newborns to older members of society, and have serious consequences for daily functions such as breathing, taste, and communication.

From a leading neurologist, neuroscientist and practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine, comes a rigorous scientific investigation of the healing power of sound, showing readers how they can use it to improve their mental and physical wellbeing.

This new edition of a classic text is the go-to reference for anyone concerned with the developmental progress of pre-school children.

Heredity, either alone or in combination with environmental factors, is the most prominent underlying cause of hearing impairment.

All humans have an innate need and ability to communicate with others, and this book presents successful approaches to nurturing communicative abilities in people who have some type of communication impairment.

With chapters from audiology professionals from around the world, Advances in Audiology and Hearing Science presented in two volumes-provides an abundance of information on the latest technological and procedural advances in this ever-improving field.

This book focuses on injustices that have taken place to deaf people and the sign language community in Finland from 1900.

Speech and language impairments are one of the most challenging features of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

This comprehensive collection equips readers with a state-of-the-art description of clinical phonetics and a practical guide on how to employ phonetic techniques in disordered speech analysis.

A unique resource for helping children and adults with hearing loss develop listening and spoken language as the foundation for cognition, literacy, and educational advancementSubstantial neurobiological evidence indicates hearing is the most effective sensory modality for developing spoken language and cognition.

Much research has been conducted to provide researchers and hearing healthcare professionals with updated information in regard to hearing assessments, results interpretation and case management.

A practical handbook for the treatment of stutteringEnlisting the expertise of leading clinicians, researchers, and theorists, the editors have here compiled a complete reference for the current clinical strategies for treating stuttering and fluency disorders in both children and adults.

Classifier constructions are universal to sign languages and exhibit unique properties that arise from the nature of the visual-gestural modality.

This comprehensive collection equips readers with a state-of-the-art description of clinical phonetics and a practical guide on how to employ phonetic techniques in disordered speech analysis.

While keeping the scope and essential thrust of the original book unchanged, this third edition has been updated to reflect the latest technology.

Visual-Gestural Communication is a truly unique volume in non-language communication devoted to the study of universal gestures, facial expressions, body language, and pantomime.

This English version of A Language in Space: The Story of Israeli Sign Language, which received the Bahat Award for most outstanding book for a general audience in its Hebrew edition, is an introduction to sign language using Israeli Sign Language (ISL) as a model.

The syllabus for the FRCS (ORL-HNS) is vast, and a sound preparation for the exams has traditionally involved assimilating knowledge from a wide range of sources.

Hearing loss is one the commonest disabling diseases affecting populations of all ages worldwide.

Hearing Science and Hearing Disorders focuses on the nature of the processes in the inner ear and the nervous system that mediate hearing.

Auditory processing in children (APD) comprises an increasingly important clinical area within the broad field of communication disorders.

Tinnitus: A Multidisciplinary Approach provides a broad account of tinnitus and hyperacusis, detailing the latest research and developments in clinical management, incorporating insights from audiology, otology, psychology, psychiatry and auditory neuroscience.

This clear and concise text covers all the assessable aspects of the ENT curriculum for the FRCS.

With chapters from audiology professionals from around the world, Advances in Audiology and Hearing Science presented in two volumes-provides an abundance of information on the latest technological and procedural advances in this ever-improving field.