Audiology and Communication Disorders

Audiology, Hearing Loss, and Communication Disorders: An Overview will serve as a core fundamentals textbook in the introduction to audiology course that all undergraduate speech pathology and audiology students are required to take. FEATURES: - Learning Objectives provide guidelines regarding material that will be discussed in each chapter. - Key Terms are identified at the beginning of each chapter and highlighted and defined within the chapter. - Review questions test your student's retention and challenge them to apply their knowledge. - Five types of vignettes-Experiments, Conceptual Demos, Further Discussions, Clinical Applications, and Historical Notes-help your students better understand key concepts in audiology as well as the challenges faced by the hearing impaired. - Experiment box illustrates a concept through an experiment or learning activity. - Conceptual Demo box demonstrates a concept using a real-world example. - Further Discussion box provides further commentary regarding concepts already mentioned or briefly discussed in the text. - Clinical Applications box discusses current/new tests, procedures, applications, or trends of concepts in a clinical setting. - Historical Note box highlights the history of a person, equipment, or a concept and their/its effect on audiology.