from vibrations to sounds Cranford, Jerry Lynn 1942- creator text bibliography cau San Diego Plural Pub. c2008 2008 monographic eng

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viii, 132 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Physics of sound or acoustics -- Functional anatomy of the auditory nervous system -- Contributions from the psychoacoustics research laboratory -- Intake history and otoscopic examination of the patient's ear canal and eardrum -- Pure tone air and bone conduction audiometry: how to interpret the patient's audiogram -- Speech audiometry: what it can and cannot reveal about peripheral versus central auditory function -- What are acoustic reflexes and what do they reveal about the patient's auditory function -- Tympanometry and tympanograms: what they reveal about the patient's middle ear function and hearing status -- Electrocochleography and brainstem auditory evoked potential tests and what they reveal about cochlear and brainstem functions -- Otoacoustic emissions: the latest computerized tool for assessing peripheral hearing and neural function -- Common forms of behavioral assessments used by audiologists to assess central auditory function -- Recent advances in electrophysiology measurement tools for assessing central auditory nervous system (CANS) problems -- Use of medical neuroimaging techniques to assist in evaluating cans problems in patients. Jerry L. Cranford. Includes bibliographical references and index. Deaf Rehabilitation Audiology Hearing disorders Diagnosis Hearing Tests methods Audiology Auditory Diseases, Central diagnosis Hearing physiology Hearing Disorders diagnosis RF297 .C73 2008 617.8 CRA WV 272 C891b 2008 9781597561808 (pbk.) 1597561800 (pbk.) 2007010321 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007010321.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007010321.html DNLM/DLC 070309 20191017123824.0 14768398