Audiological research over six decades /
Jerger, James,
Audiological research over six decades / James Jerger, PhD. - xxi, 195 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword by Brad A, Stach
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. The Early Years
A Diagnostic Challenge
Professor Doctor Eberhart Lüscher
The Quantal Psychophysical Method
The SISI Test
Abnormal Auditory Adaptation
The Békésy Audiogram
Speech Audiometry
Synthetic Sentence Identification (SSI)
Brainstem Versus Temporal Lobe
Related Readings
Chapter 2. Immittance Audiometry
The Tympanogram
The Stapedius Muscle Reflex
Reflex Averaging
Other Reflex Oddities
An Educational Adventure
Related Readings
Chapter 3. Auditory Processing Disorder
The Birth of APD
The Italian Pioneers
Early Efforts in the U.S.
The Other Side of the Coin
An Account of an Interesting Patient
Medical Report
Neuropsychological Examination
Audiological Examination
Related Readings
Chapter 4. A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
An Important Point
History and Medical Findings
First Admission
Second Admission
Basic Testing
Basic Audiometry
Some Psychoacoustic Measures
Auditory Localization in Space
Final Thoughts
Related Reading
Chapter 5. Binaural Hearing Aids
An Early Study
But Is the Group Representative of Everyone in It?
Binaural Interference
A Very Intact Nonagenerian
Can We Explain AK’s Findings by Invoking a Relevant Cognitive Deficit?
A Possible Explanation
Related Readings
Chapter 6. Cued Listening
Group Results
Three Illustrative Individual Patients
Last Thoughts
Related Readings
Chapter 7. Aging and Gender Effects
Can Speech Understanding Problems in Elderly Persons Be Explained by the Audiogram?
Auditory Processing Disorder and Dichotic Listening
Auditory Processing Disorder Versus Cognitive Decline
A Longitudinal Case Study
Some Gender Differences
Another Gender Effect — The Shape of the Audiogram
Overview
Related Readings
Chapter 8. Auditory Event-Related Potentials to Words
Waveforms
The Importance of Forcing a Decision
The Framework of an Auditory Event-Related Potential Procedure (AERP)
The Late Positive Component (LPC)
The Right Ear Advantage
But What About the Nontarget Words?
Processing Negativity (PN)
Repeating Words Back Versus Making Decisions About Them
More PN Examples
A Case of Multiple Sclerosis
A Clarification
Final Thoughts
Related Reading
Chapter 9. A Twin Study
Basic Audiometry
Behavioral Psychoacoustic Measures of Auditory Processing
Standardized Cognitive/ Linguistic Evaluations
Activation Patterns
Dichotic Listening
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Related Readings
Chapter 10. Odds and Ends
A Visit to Montreal
“Normal Audiometric Findings”
Simian Surgery
A Researcher’s Dream
A Voice From the Past
A Herculean Effort
Finis
Related Readings
Index
"As a pioneer in the field of audiology, Dr. James Jerger has been involved in cutting-edge resource throughout the development of the field. In his new text, Audiological Research Over Six Decades, readers can experience the evolution of diagnostic audiology through his unique perspective. By detailing case studies from his own work over the years, Dr. Jerger gives his audience a chance to be a fly on the wall for major moments throughout the history of audiology"--
9781635503708
2021017668
Jerger, James.
Audiology--history
Hearing Disorders--history
Biomedical Research--history
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
United States
Case Reports
617.8 JER
Audiological research over six decades / James Jerger, PhD. - xxi, 195 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword by Brad A, Stach
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. The Early Years
A Diagnostic Challenge
Professor Doctor Eberhart Lüscher
The Quantal Psychophysical Method
The SISI Test
Abnormal Auditory Adaptation
The Békésy Audiogram
Speech Audiometry
Synthetic Sentence Identification (SSI)
Brainstem Versus Temporal Lobe
Related Readings
Chapter 2. Immittance Audiometry
The Tympanogram
The Stapedius Muscle Reflex
Reflex Averaging
Other Reflex Oddities
An Educational Adventure
Related Readings
Chapter 3. Auditory Processing Disorder
The Birth of APD
The Italian Pioneers
Early Efforts in the U.S.
The Other Side of the Coin
An Account of an Interesting Patient
Medical Report
Neuropsychological Examination
Audiological Examination
Related Readings
Chapter 4. A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
An Important Point
History and Medical Findings
First Admission
Second Admission
Basic Testing
Basic Audiometry
Some Psychoacoustic Measures
Auditory Localization in Space
Final Thoughts
Related Reading
Chapter 5. Binaural Hearing Aids
An Early Study
But Is the Group Representative of Everyone in It?
Binaural Interference
A Very Intact Nonagenerian
Can We Explain AK’s Findings by Invoking a Relevant Cognitive Deficit?
A Possible Explanation
Related Readings
Chapter 6. Cued Listening
Group Results
Three Illustrative Individual Patients
Last Thoughts
Related Readings
Chapter 7. Aging and Gender Effects
Can Speech Understanding Problems in Elderly Persons Be Explained by the Audiogram?
Auditory Processing Disorder and Dichotic Listening
Auditory Processing Disorder Versus Cognitive Decline
A Longitudinal Case Study
Some Gender Differences
Another Gender Effect — The Shape of the Audiogram
Overview
Related Readings
Chapter 8. Auditory Event-Related Potentials to Words
Waveforms
The Importance of Forcing a Decision
The Framework of an Auditory Event-Related Potential Procedure (AERP)
The Late Positive Component (LPC)
The Right Ear Advantage
But What About the Nontarget Words?
Processing Negativity (PN)
Repeating Words Back Versus Making Decisions About Them
More PN Examples
A Case of Multiple Sclerosis
A Clarification
Final Thoughts
Related Reading
Chapter 9. A Twin Study
Basic Audiometry
Behavioral Psychoacoustic Measures of Auditory Processing
Standardized Cognitive/ Linguistic Evaluations
Activation Patterns
Dichotic Listening
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Related Readings
Chapter 10. Odds and Ends
A Visit to Montreal
“Normal Audiometric Findings”
Simian Surgery
A Researcher’s Dream
A Voice From the Past
A Herculean Effort
Finis
Related Readings
Index
"As a pioneer in the field of audiology, Dr. James Jerger has been involved in cutting-edge resource throughout the development of the field. In his new text, Audiological Research Over Six Decades, readers can experience the evolution of diagnostic audiology through his unique perspective. By detailing case studies from his own work over the years, Dr. Jerger gives his audience a chance to be a fly on the wall for major moments throughout the history of audiology"--
9781635503708
2021017668
Jerger, James.
Audiology--history
Hearing Disorders--history
Biomedical Research--history
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
United States
Case Reports
617.8 JER