Book description
The fourth edition of the classic text on Auditory Disorders in School
Children extensively covers techniques for identifying hearing loss in
infants and children. Co-authored by leading specialists, the
child-centered book provides important information on diagnosis and
treatment of mild to severe auditory disorders, including screening and
diagnostic testing procedures, hearing aids, cochlear implants, auditory
processing disorders and much more. A key section has been added on
''The Audiology Home,'' which explores the possibilities of a
family-oriented treatment center to achieve maximum benefit for each
child with auditory disorders. Key features of the new edition:Covers a
broad range of disorders, from mild to severe, to maximize your
diagnostic capabilitiesUpdated material on cochlear implants and the
newest technology used to manage severe deafnessExamines all aspects of
hearing loss, such as identification and interpretation, auditory
training, amplification devices, and more. Introduces The Audiology
Home, an innovative approach to centralizing patient care of infants and
children for optimal resultsUnique section on applying legal regulations
to educational programsThis authoritative text thoroughly examines all
the treatment options that are reshaping the future of auditory
disorders. It is ideal for students and residents in communication
disorders programs, and is an outstanding course book. This highly
practical and didactic book belongs on the shelf of all audiologists,
speech-language pathologists, and pediatricians. ''A classic text in
the hearing care literature, and continues to impress with its breadth,
conciseness, and pragmatic child-centered approach.. . eloquent and
authoritative. . . an excellent resource. . . one is hard-pressed to
come up with a team better than Roeser & Downs'' -- The Hearing
Review Lois and Howard Wolf Professor in Pediatric Hearing; Executive
Director Emeritus; Callier Center for Communication Disorders; Dallas,
TX USA_x000D_ School of Human Development; University of Texas, Dallas,
TX Professor emeritus, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of
Audiology, University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO,
USA
