Paediatric Audiological Medicine (eBook)

Professor Valerie E Newton, Professor Emeritus in Audiological Medicine, UK. (Formerly of: Human Communication and Deafness, School of Education and Virology, LMAG, School of Medicine, The University of Manchester, UK).

Contributors.

Foreword.

Preface.

1 Epidemiology of permanent childhood hearing
impairment(A. Davis, K. Davis and G. Mencher).

2 Screening and surveillance (J. Stevens and G.
Parker).

3 Behavioural tests of hearing (F. Tweedy and R.
Booth).

4 Neuro-diagnostic paediatric audiology (J.W. Hall III
and L.M. Bondurant).

5 Radiological abnormalities of the ear (F. Calzolari and
A. Martini).

6 Genetics of hearing loss (A.P. Read).

7 Craniofacial syndromes and hearing loss (V.E.
Newton).

8 Infectious causes of paediatric hearing impairment
(P.J. Vallely and P.E. Klapper).

9 Adverse perinatal factors and hearing loss (T.
Sirimanna).

10 Acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion (E.
Raglan).

11 Central auditory processing disorders (J.S. Martin and
R.W. Keith).

12 Auditory neuropathy (D. Bamiou).

13 Progressive hearing loss (D. Lucas).

14 Children with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss
(D.P. Sladen, A. Rothpletz and F.H. Bess).

15 Medical management of the deaf child in a
multidisciplinary context (B. Mac Ardle and C. Munro).

16 Selecting amplifi cation for children (D. Toe).

17 Cochlear implants in children (R.T. Ramsden and P.
Axon).

18 Managing the listening environment: classroom acoustics
and assistive listening devices (D. Toe).

19 Balance disorders in children (K.
Harrop-Griffiths).

20 Vestibular testing in children (C. Möller).

21 Management of tinnitus in children (C.B. Coelho and
R.S. Tyler).

22 Development of early vocalisation and language behaviours
of young hearing-impaired children (E.A. Tobey and A.D.
Warner-Czyz).

23 Deaf children and communication approaches (L.
Watson).

24 Delay and disorder in speech and language (G. Baird
and T. Loucas).

25 Psychological effects of deafness and hearing
impairment (R. Kentish and J. Mance).

26 The education of deaf and hearing-impaired children
(I. Tucker).

Index.