Advances in Audiology and Hearing Science Volume 1: Clinical Protocols and Hearing Devices

With chapters from audiology professionals from around the world, Advances in Audiology and Hearing Science presented in two volumes—provides an abundance of information on the latest technological and procedural advances in this ever-improving field. Volume 1 primarily focuses on revised clinical protocols and provides information on new research to help guide decisions and criteria regarding diagnosis, management, and treatment of hearing-related issues. Topics include new clinical applications such as auditory steady-state response, wideband acoustic immittance, otoacoustic emissions, frequency following response, noise exposure, genomics and hearing loss, and more. The volume also includes a section on canine audiology, allowing students and professionals a broader exposure to hearing science.

Part 1: Clinical Protocols Revised1. Current and Emerging Clinical Applications of the Auditory Steady-State Response (ASSR)James W. Hall III and Sara Momtaz2. Application of Wideband Acoustic Immittance (WAI) in Assessment of the Middle Ear in Newborns, Children, and AdultsNavid Shahnaz3. Auditory Efferent SystemThalita Ubiali and Maria Francisca Colella-Santos4. Blinking and Looking: An Eye-Tracking Approach to Studying Cognitive Processing Differences in Individuals with Speech, Language, and Communication DisordersJennifer M. Roche and Schea N. Fissel5. Canine AudiologyKristine E. Sonstrom and Peter M. Scheifele6. Central Auditory Processing: From Diagnosis to RehabilitationMaria Isabel Ramos do Amaral, Leticia Reis Borges, and Maria Francisca Colella-Santos7. Recent Advances in Otoacoustic EmissionsLisa Hunter8. Non-Conventional Clinical Applications of Otoacoustic Emissions: From Middle Ear Transfer to Cochlear Homeostasis to Access to Cerebrospinal Fluid PressureBlandine Lourenço, Fabrice Giraudet, Thierry Mom, and Paul Avan9. Clinical Applications of Frequency Following Response in Children and AdultsMilaine Dominici Sanfins, Stavros Hatzopoulos, and Maria Francisca Colella-Santos10. Functional Neuroimaging of the Central Auditory SystemDavid L. McPherson, Richard Harris, and David Sorensen11. Genomics and Hearing Loss: Towards a New Standard of Care?Thierry Morlet12. Global Initiatives for Hearing Health in the 21st CenturyBradley McPherson and Shelly Chadha13. Solutions for Partial DeafnessHenryk Skarzynski and Piotr Henryk Skarzynski14. Effect of Noise Exposure on Human Auditory Function: Hidden Versus Not-So-Hidden Hearing LossColleen G. Le PrellPart 2: Protocol and Last Moment Updates15. Calibration Issues in OAE MeasurementsDiane Sabo16. Decomposition Methods of OAE Signals: Investigation of TEOAE Components with WVD and Time-Varying FilteringAntoni D. Grzanka17. Decomposition Methods of OAE Signals: Time–Frequency Analysis by the Matching Pursuit AlgorithmW. Wiktor Jedrzejczak18. Hearing Screening: Teleaudiology and Its Application with Children in Africa and EuropeMaciej Ludwikowski et al.19. Hearing and Musicians’ Recent Findings on Hearing Health and Auditory EnhancementSávia Leticia Menuzzo Quental, Maria Isabel Ramos do Amaral, and Christiane Marques do Couto Index

Stavros Hatzopoulos, PhD, is a faculty member of the Audiology & ENT Clinic, University of Ferrara, Italy. Andrea Ciorba, MD, PhD, has been a member of the Audiology & ENT Clinic, University of Ferrara, Italy, since 2004. Mark Krumm, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Speech Pathology and Audiology at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio (USA).