Disorders of the Auditory System

Frank E. Musiek, PhD, CCC-A, is Professor and Director of the NeuroAudiology Lab, Dept. of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences University of Arizona. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut and former Professor and Director of Audiology at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.Jennifer B. Shinn, PhD, CCC-A, FAAA is board certified in Audiology through both the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and the American Academy of Audiology. She currently holds an appointment as Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky in the Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery. Additionally, she is the Chief of Audiology and Resident Research Director. She has a broad experience in a variety of areas of audiology, including advanced diagnostics and neuroaudiology, with particular emphasis on diagnosis of auditory processing disorders and subsequent (re)habilitation. She has published both peer reviewed articles as well as book chapters in the above named areas. Her presentation record in these areas includes state, national, and international levels. Jane A. Baran, PhD is Professor Emerita in the Department of Communication Disorders at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Raleigh O. Jones, MD is Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and the Otolaryngology Residency Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hospitals. He completed a fellowship in Neurotology at the Ear Research Foundation of Florida and has specialized in the medical and surgical treatment of patients with disorders of hearing and balance. He has authored over 30 articles and 8 book chapters and has been awarded several teaching awards.

• ForewordAbout the AuthorsContributorAcknowledgementsChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Structure and Function of the Auditory and Vestibular SystemsChapter 3. Audiologic, Vestibular, and Radiologic ProceduresChapter 4. Outer and Middle Ear DisordersChapter 5. Inner Ear DisordersChapter 6. Auditory Nerve DisordersChapter 7. Disorders of the Central Auditory Nervous SystemChapter 8. Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, and Auditory HallucinationsChapter 9. Hereditary and Congenital Hearing LossGlossaryIndex