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HEALTH PROFESSIONS
SPEECH, LANGUAGE & HEARING
Audiology and Communication Disorders: An Overview
Second Edition
Larry Humes, PhD
, Professor, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Indiana Univer-
sity, Bloomington, IN;
Fred Bess, PhD
, Professor andChair, Department of Hearing and
Speech Sciences,Vanderbilt; BillWilkersonCenter forOtolaryngology andCommunication
Sciences,Vanderbuilt University MedicalCenter, Nashville,TN
October 2013 / Softbound / 7 x 10
Approx. 400 pp. / Approx. 129 Illus.
978-1-4511-3213-7
DESCRIPTION
Succeed in your audiology course with Audiology
and Communication Disorders: An Overview, 2nd
Edition. Using the innovative communication chain
model that makes concepts and principles easy-to-
understand, this proven book covers structure and
function of the auditory system; auditory disorders;
audiologic measurement; screening for hearing loss
and middle ear status; prosthetic devices for the
hearing impaired; and rehabilitation and habilitation
for individuals with impaired hearing.
FEATURES
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NEW! Content has been updated and enhanced
throughout.
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NEW Many new case studies have been added and
all case studies now link to the communication
chain.
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NEW! Two new chapters cover the professions of
audiology and speech language pathology.
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NEW! The Second Edition now covers additional
disorders (including auditory neuropathy), and
other specialists who work with audiologists
(especially speech language pathologists), and
expands its coverage of genetics.
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Provide your beginning students with the concise,
easy-to-understand introduction to audiology
they need, while meeting the needs of your more
advanced students using the wide range of online
resources developed specifically to work with the
book’s content
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Help your students understand audiology through
the unique “Communication Chain” approach,
which is introduced in the first chapter and used
throughout the book.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Communication Chain
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
as Professions
Detecting Breaks in the Communication
Chain
"Repairing" Breaks in the Communication
Chain
1. The Communication Chain
2. Sound: The Typical Link between Sender and
Receiver in the Communication Chain
3. Structure and Function of the Auditory
System
4. Audiology as a Profession
5. The Profession of Speech-Language
Pathology
6. Auditory Disorders
7. Audiologic Measurement: Identifying Breaks
in the Communication Chain
8. Screening for Hearing Loss and Middle Ear
Status
9. Auditory Prosthetic Devices for People with
Impaired Hearing
10. Rehabilitation and Habilitation for
Individuals with Impaired Hearing
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Show your students how the book’s concepts
relate to real world issues through Case Study
Vignettes that are tied to the communication
chain and explicitly outline the professional’s role.