Hearing Loss

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. There have been many exciting developments in the nearly two decades since the fourth edition was published. This revised edition includes new material on cochlear biology, synaptopathy, regenerative therapy for sensorineural hearing loss, systemic causes of hearing loss such as autoimmune inner ear disease, advances in audiometry and aural rehabilitation, and many other topics. In addition, it contains expanded chapters on tinnitus, dizziness, and facial paralysis, as well as updated material on otoacoustic emissions, sudden hearing loss, hearing protection devices, temporal bone tumors, nutraceutical research, and hearing in dogs. The book is extensively augmented with case reports that illustrate important principles. The book is of value to otolaryngologists, general practitioners, pediatricians, residents, medical students, audiologists, nurses, audiometric technicians, attorneys, and other professionals with an interest in the ear and hearing.

Robert Thayer Sataloff, MD, DMA Professor 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, PhD Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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