Comprehensive Handbook of Pediatric Audiology

Dr. Richard Seewald is a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Research Associate at the National Centre for Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario. Prior to his recent retirement, Dr. Seewald held the Canada Research Chair in Childhood Hearing. Dr. Anne Marie Tharpe is Professor and Chair of the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and Associate Director of the Bill Wilkerson Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Foreward by Fred Bass Acknowledgements Contributors Section I - Typical Auditory Development 1. Hearing Development: Embryology of the Ear Mark Hill 2. Development of the Auditory System from Periphery to Cortex Robert Harrison 3. Infant Speech Perception Derek Houston 4. Auditory Development in Normal-Hearing Children Lynne Werner & Lori Leibold Section II - Etiology and Medical Considerations 5. Descriptive Epidemiology of Childhood Hearing Impairment Adrian Davis & Katrina A. S. Davis 6. Genetics of Childhood Hearing Loss Linda Hood & Bronya J. B. Keats 7. Medical Considerations for Infants and Young Children with Hearing Loss: A Pediatrician's Perspective Betty Vohr 8. Medical Considerations for Infants and Children with Hearing Loss: The Otologists' Perspective Craig Buchman, Oliver Adunka, Carlton Zdanski & Harold Pillsbury Section III - Auditory Disorders 9. Conductive Hearing Loss in Children: Otitis Media with Effusion and Congenital Impairments Lisa Hunter & Kathleen Daly 10. Children with Unilateral Hearing Loss Heather Porter & Fred Bess 11. Permanent Minimal and Mild Bilateral Hearing Loss in Children: Implications and Outcomes Anne Marie Tharpe 12. Moderate to Profound Sensory Hearing Loss in Children Karen Johnson, Laurie Eisenberg & Amy Martinez 13. Auditory Neuropathy/Dys-synchrony Type Hearing Loss Gary Rance & Arnold Starr 14. (Central) Auditory Processing Disorders in Children Prudence Allen 15. Pseudohypacusis: False and Exaggerated Hearing Loss James Peck Section IV - Early Identification of Hearing Loss 16. Principles and Methods of Population Hearing Screening in EDHI Martyn Hyde 17. Screening for Hearing Loss and Middle Ear Disorders: Beyond the Newborn Period Jackson Roush & Robert Nozza Section V - Approaches to Assessment 18. Middle Ear Measurement Lisa Hunter & Robert Margolis 19. Otoacoustic Emissions Beth Prieve & Laura Dreisbach 20. Frequency-Specific Threshold Assessment in Young Infants Using the Transient ABR and the Brainstem ASSR David Stapells 21. Electrophysiologic Assessment of Hearing with Auditory Middle Latency and Auditory Late Responses James Hall III, Anuradha Bantwal, Vidya Ramkumar & Neha Chhabria 22. Behavioral Audiometry with Infants Judith Widen 23. Behavioral Audiometry and Children Allan Diefendorf 24. Putting it All Together: Assessment Protocols Diane Sabo & Patti Martin Section VI - Hearing Technologies 25. Current Approaches to the Fitting of Amplification to Infants and Young Children Marlene Bagatto & Susan Scollie 26. FM Systems and Communication Access for Children Dawna Lewis & Leisha Eiten 27. Cochlear Implants for Children: Promoting Auditory Development with Electrical Pulses Karen Gordon 28. Other Implantable Devices: Bone Anchored Hearing Aids Bill Hodgetts 29. Hearing Instrument Orientation for Children and Their Families Anne Marie Tharpe & Hollea Ryan Section VII - Management Considerations 30. History of the Management of Hearing Loss in Children Andree Durieux-Smith & Elizabeth Fitzpatrick 31. Facilitating Communication in Infants and Toddlers with Hearing Loss Melody Harrison 32. Toddlers and Preschool-Aged Children Kathryn Beauchaine, Darcia Dierking & Jack Kile 33. School-Aged Children Carolyne Edwards 34. Audiological Management of Unilateral and Minimal to Mild Bilateral Hearing Loss in Children Anne Marie Tharpe & William Dickinson 35. Care of Children Who Use Cochlear Implants Marilyn Neault 36. Audiologic Considerations for Children with Multiple Modality Involvement Allan Diefendorf, Rachel Allen, Monica Burch, Kathleen Corbin, Christine Griffiths, Baljit Rehal & Amanda Weinzierl 37. Children with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) Patricia Roush Section VIII - Family and Educational Considerations 38. Family-Centered Approaches Aneesha Pretto & Melody Harrison 39. Family Informational and Support Counseling Kris English 40. Potential Meets Reality in Early Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss Amy McConkey Robbins 41. Providing Services in Educational Contexts: Defining the Role of the Pediatric Audiologist Patricia Chute & Mary Ellen Nevins Index