1st Edition
Hearing An Introduction & Practical Guide
Hearing is essential for normal communication. We are able to localise sound with surprising accuracy and can detect time differences as small as the time it takes for sound to pass from the mouth of one person to the ear of another. However, hearing loss is underdiagnosed, poorly understood and a common cause of social isolation. Hearing: An Introduction and Practical Guide provides a basic understanding of the science of hearing, the causes of hearing loss and how hearing loss can be clinically assessed and effectively treated.
The book is divided into three sections, beginning with a review of the basic anatomy, physiology and principles of hearing. The second section addresses clinical and audiological assessment of hearing as well as imaging of the ear. The third section features an extensive series of chapters on focused topics covering the range of causes of hearing loss, their management and options for hearing rehabilitation.
Clear, concise and comprehensive, Hearing: An Introduction and Practical Guide is an excellent source of information for ENT surgeons, general practitioners and trainees. It presents a quick reference and practical guide for assessing and managing patients with hearing loss.
BASIC SCIENCE OF HEARING
The Anatomy of Hearing
Rahul G. Kanegaonkar
Physiology of Hearing: Basic Principles of Audiology
Ian M. Winter
ASSESSMENT OF HEARING
Clinical Assessment of Hearing
Ruth V. Lloyd
Audiological Assessment
Richard Knight and Sarah Yorke-Smith
Imaging of the Ear
Steve Connor
HEARING LOSS AND REHABILITATION
Genetics of Hearing Loss
H.P.M. Kunst
External Ear
Nick Saunders
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Holger H. Sudhoff
Acute Otitis Media and Otitis Media with Effusion
Mahmood F. Bhutta
Retraction Pockets and Perforations
Peter Monksfield
Cholesteatoma
Tom Martin
Otosclerosis
Jeremy Lavy
Ossiculoplasty
Simon Lloyd
Bone Anchored Hearing Aids
Philip J. Clamp
Middle Ear Implants
Neil Donnelly
Presbyacusis
Ruth V. Lloyd
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
William P.L. Hellier
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Stephen Broomfield
Autoimmune Inner Ear Hearing Loss
Bruno Kenway and James R. Tysome
Cochlear Implantation
Maarten de Wolf and Richard Irving
Tumours of the Cerebellopontine Angle
Patrick Axon
Ototoxicity
Aaron Trinidade and James R. Tysome
Auditory Brainstem Implants
Simon Freeman
Hearing Aids
Sarah Yorke-Smith and Elizabeth Hough
Hearing Therapy
Elizabeth Hough and Sarah Yorke-Smith
Hearing Habilitation in Children
Victoria Parfect and Sarah Yorke-Smith
Hearing Rehabilitation in Adults
Sarah Yorke-Smith and Elizabeth Hough
Additional Support for Those with a Hearing Loss
Elizabeth Hough and Sarah Yorke-Smith
Tinnitus
David M. Baguley
Hyperacusis
Don McFerran
Auditory Processing Disorder
Nicholas A. Quinn and Richard K. Gurgel
Future Therapies
Mahmood F. Bhutta
Biography
James Tysome is a consultant ENT surgeon at Cambridge University Hospitals specialising in otology, hearing implants and skull base surgery. He has an interest in postgraduate education and runs an active research programme investigating Eustachian tube dysfunction, hearing implants and novel treatments for skull base tumours.
Rahul Kanegaonkar is a consultant ENT surgeon at Medway Maritime Hospital, Kent, UK. He specialises in otology and balance disorders.
"This paperback is excellent value … this is an easily read text for the early years’ trainee and a good revision for the unfortunate facing the exit exam." —The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
"Compact, and with a clear layout, at times it packs surprisingly focused and pertinent detail into brief discussions of vast topics. [...] It is certainly useful and informative, and could gain a wider audience amongst audiologists with a desire to better understand the medical/surgical work their tests underpin." — Matthew Hopley, Chief Audiologist, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, UK, ENT & Audiology News.