Everyday Audiology: A Practical Guide for Health Care Professionals

Everyday Audiology, Second Edition is an invaluable guide for clinicians involved in the care of patients with hearing impairment or balance disorders. Originally written for ENT residents, it has also become a useful resource for other health care professionals including otolaryngologists, family medicine physicians, pediatricians, medical students, audiologists, audiology students, teachers of the hearing impaired, hearing instrument specialists, speech-language pathologists who work with hearing- impaired children, and even physical therapists who provide rehabilitation to patients with balance disorders. The book contains clinically relevant norms and values that are extremely useful for clinical interpretation. Drawn from lectures given to otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residents and case reports conducted by clinical audiologists at West Virginia University School of Medicine, the book is designed for easy consumption of essential information. Key concepts are presented on left-hand pages and supporting and tabular material on the right.The book is divided into four parts: Part I: Evaluation of Hearing Disorders Part II: Evaluation of Balance Disorders PartIII: Rehabilitation of Hearing Disorders Part IV: Otologic/Audiologic Differential Diagnosis (new to this edition) Frequently used audiology terminology and significant clinical criteria are printed in bold. The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code, if available, is listed under each test procedure. In Part IV, the diagnostic code, commonly known as International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), is also provided under each case as a reference. See more