Includes bibliographical references and index.

Middle ear power reflectance : concepts and clinical applications / Jont B. Allen, Sarah R. Robinson, Judi A. Lapsley Miller, Patricia S. Jeng, and Harry Levitt -- Otoacoustic emissions : measurement, modeling, and applications / Glenis Long and Bastian Epp -- The audiogram : what it measures, what it predicts, and what it misses / Anthony T. Cacace and Robert F. Burkard -- Contemporary issues in vestibular assessment / Faith W. Akin, Owen D. Murnane, and Kristal Mills Riska -- Genetics of deafness : in mice and men / Mirna Mustapha and Avril Genene Holt -- Molecular-based measures for the development of treatment for auditory system disorders : important transformative steps towards the treatment of tinnitus / Avril Genene Holt, Catherine A. Martin, Antonela Muca, Angela R. Dixon, and Magnus Bergkvist -- Medical and surgical treatment of inner ear disease / Lawrence R. Lustig -- The future of cochlear implants / Richard Tyler, Paul R. Kileny, Aniruddha K. Deshpande, Shruti Balvalli Deshpande, Camille Dunn, Marlan Hansen, and Bruce Gantz --

Novel approaches for protection and restoration of hearing / Min Young Lee and Yehoash Raphael -- The olivocochlear system : a current understanding of its molecular biology and functional roles in development and noise-induced hearing loss / Douglas E. Vetter -- Current progress with auditory midbrain implants / Hubert H. Lim, Jim Patrick, and Thomas Lenarz -- Perception and psychoacoustics of speech in cochlear implant users / Deniz Baskent, Etienne Gaudrain, Terrin Nichole Tamati, and Anita Wagner -- Theoretical considerations in developing the CAPD construct : a neuroscience perspective / Dennis J. McFarland and Anthony T. Cacace -- Normal sound processing : FMRI / Stefan Uppenkamp and Roy D. Patterson -- Tinnitus neurophysiology according to structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging / Dave R.M. Langers and Emile de Kleine.