Disorders of the Auditory System

Frank E. Musiek, Ph.D. is Professor and Director of Auditory Research in the Department of Communication Sciences, and Professor of Otolaryngology at the School of Medicine, University of Connecticut. Jane A. Baran, PhD, is Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication Disorders at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Jennifer B. Shinn, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Shinn is the Chief of Audiology and Resident Research Direct Raleigh Jones, MD is Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.

Foreword by James Jerger Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Structure and Function of the Auditory and Vestibular Systems 3. Audiologic, Vestibular, and Radiologic Procedures 4. Outer and Middle Ear Disorders 5. Inner Ear Disorders 6. Auditory Nerve Disorders 7. Disorders Affecting the Central Auditory Nervous System 8. Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, and Auditory Hallucinations 9. Hereditary and Congenital Hearing Loss. Glossary Index