Revised edition of: Essentials of audiology / Stanley A. Gelfand. Fourth edition. [2016].

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Acoustics and sound measurement -- Anatomy and physiology of the auditory system -- Measurement principles and the nature of hearing -- The audiometer and test evironment -- Pure tone audiometry -- Auditory system and related disorders -- Acoustic immittance assessment -- Speech audiometry -- Clinical masking -- Behavioral test for audiological diagnosis -- Physiological methods in audiology -- Assessment of infants and children -- Audiological screening -- Nonorganic hearing loss -- Adiological Management I -- Adiological Management II -- Effects of noise and hearing conservation.

"Essentials of Audiology, Fifth Edition by renowned audiology and hearing science experts Stanley A. Gelfand and Lauren Calandruccio has been updated to incorporate advances and changes in the fi eld of audiology that have occurred since the publication of the prior edition. These include advances in audiological diagnosis and intervention in such areas as electrophysiological assessment, pediatric evaluation, cochlear implants, speech perception, hearing aids, and related technologies. The text has also been updated to refl ect revised clinical guidelines, expert position papers, current systematic reviews, and standards and regulations that aff ect clinical practice. In addition to the reader-friendly text for which the book is wellknown, this new edition actively embraces diversity with features such as non-gendered language (e.g., singular they) and more inclusive photographs and drawings"-- Provided by publisher.