Table of Contents
Preface.
Contributing Authors.
I.MECHANISMS OF HEARING.
1. Mechanisms of the Outer & Middle Ear. David M. Lipscomb, Ph.D.
2. Physiology of the Cochlea. Allen F. Ryan, Ph.D. and Peter Dallos, Ph.D.
II.THE CLINICAL EVALUATION.
3. The Otologic Evaluation. Bruce W. Jafek, M.D. and Dennis V. Barcz, M.D.
4. The Basic Audiologic Evaluation. Robert W. Keith, Ph.D.
5. Immittance Audiometry. Jerry L. Northern, Ph.D.
6. Auditory Evoked Potentials. John T. Jacobson, Ph.D.
7. Laboratory Diagnosis of Otologic Diseases. Joseph D. White, Jr., M.D., D.D.S.
8. Diagnostic Imaging. Jeffrey S. Rose, M.D.
III.MEDICAL ASPECTS OF HEARING LOSS.
9. Otitis Media. Robert Roark, M.S. and Stephen Berman, M.D.
10. Otosclerosis. Eugene L. Derlacki, M.D.
11. Ototoxicity. Stephen Fausti, Ph.D., James A. Henry, Ph.D. and Richard H. Frey.
12. Meniere's Disease. Jack L. Pulec, M.D.
13. Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. Julia Royster, Ph.D.
14. Medical Aspects of Congenital Hearing Loss. Janet Stewart, M.D.
15. Prebycusis. Fred Bess, Ph.D. and Anne L. Strouse, M.A.
16. The Acoustic Tumor. Michael Hart, M.D.
17. Central Auditory Disorders. Linda Hood, Ph.D. and Charles I. Berlin, Ph.D.
IV.VESTIBULAR EVALUATION, DISORDERS, AND TREATMENT.
18. Vestibular Anatomy and Physiology. David L. Asher, Ph.D.
19. Electronystagmograph. Thomas W. Norris, Ph.D.
20. Diagnosis and Medical Treatment of Dizziness. David Kelsall, M.D.
21. Surgical Management of Vertigo. Barbara Esses, M.D.
V.AUDIOLOGIC MANAGEMENT.
22. Cochlea Implants. Bradley Thedinger, M.D.
23. Tinnitus. Robert Sweetow, Ph.D.
24. Auditory Communication Problems. Patricia McCarthy. Ph.D.
Appendix: Programmed Instruction in the Decibel, Charles I. Berlin, Ph.D.
Index.