Paediatric Audiological Medicine

Professionals will find a wide range of topics relevant to their work withhearing impaired children or those suspected of having an impairment in thisbook. A ch... » 

Professionals will find a wide range of topics relevant to their work withhearing impaired children or those suspected of having an impairment in thisbook. A chapter on epidemiology includes the prevalence of hearing impairmentand several additional chapters are devoted to the various causative factors.Detection of a hearing loss measurement of the degree of hearing loss andidentification of the site of lesion are covered together with management ofany hearing loss found. Individual chapters give coverage to balance disorderstinnitus progressive hearing loss auditory neuropathy central auditoryprocessing disorders and unilateral hearing impairment. Methods ofcommunication communication disorders and the psychological effects of ahearing impairment are included together with consideration of education andemployment issues. «