Forthcoming Fall 2009
Pure-Tone Audiometry and Masking
A volume in the Core Clinical Concepts in Audiology Series
Maureen Valente, Ph.D.
130 pages (approx.). Softcover. Color illustrations. 5½ x 7½ in.
ISBN10: 1-50756-340-4. ISBN13: 978-1-59756-340-6.
US$39.95 £26.00 AUS$63.00
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Pure-Tone Audiometry and Masking, one of five texts planned within the Basic Audiometry division of the Core Clinical Concepts in Audiology Series, is a text devoted strictly to these important areas.
Early sections describe integral concepts that provide foundation for the comprehensive audiologic evaluation, such as a basic acoustics overview, equipment, and calibration. This textbook leads the reader through preparation for testing and step-by-step generation of a pure-tone audiogram. Thorough description and many examples are provided relative to major parameters involved in audiogram interpretation: type of hearing loss, magnitude, configuration, and symmetry. The second section of the textbook relates to masking theory and procedures involved in clinical masking, particularly during pure-tone audiometry. Examples are provided here, in addition to sections regarding obtaining valid measures, pearls and pitfalls encountered during testing, audiogram interpretation with common hearing disorders, advanced applications for utilization of pure-tone stimuli in diagnostic Audiology, and more. This textbook serves as a framework for integration of additional audiologic procedures with pure-tone audiometry as its base. Many of the most difficult concepts for a beginning audiology student are addressed: references of the decibel in basic acoustics, calibration of equipment, interpretation of the audiogram, and masking procedures.
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Rationale for pure-tone audiometry
- Purposes
- Scope of Practice Issues
- Acoustics Overview
- Simple Harmonic Motion
- Frequency in Hertz
- The Decibel
- Complex Waveforms
- Tuning Fork Tests
- Preparation for Pure-tone Testing
- The Hearing Clinic
- Equipment
- Audiometer Types
- Audiometer Controls
- Transducers
- Calibration and the ANSI Standards
- The Daily Listening Check
- Patient Preparation
- Threshold: Methods of Ascertaining and Recording
- Psychophysical Methods
- Method of Adjustment
- Method of Constant Stimuli
- Method of Limits
- Modified Hughson-Westlake Procedure
- The Audiogram
- Forms
- Manual Pure-tone Threshold Audiometric Procedures
- Air Conduction Testing
- Testing Mid-octave Frequencies
- The Pure-tone Average
- Bone Conduction Testing
- Audiogram Interpretation
- Magnitude
- Type
- Configuration
- Symmetry
- Obtaining a Valid Audiogram
- Clinician
- Patient
- Stimulus
- Environment
- Unconventional Techniques
- The Pediatric Patient
- Visual Reinforcement Audiometry
- Conditioned Play Audiometry
- Ultra-high Frequency Audiometry
- Non-organic Hearing Loss
- Identification Audiometry: Hearing Screening
- Infants
- Preschool-aged Children
- School-aged Children
- Adults
- Masking in Hearing Science
- Clinical Masking Overview
- Masking Theory
- Rules of When Masking Should be Implemented
- Air Conduction
- Bone Conduction
- The SAL Test
- Masking Noise
- Formulae: Intensity Levels of Noise
- Masking Procedure
- Recording of Results
- Difficult-to-test Cases: Masking Dilemma
- Additional Clinical Insights
- Pearls and Pitfalls
- Integration with Additional Test Results
- Other Uses of Pure-tone Stimuli in Diagnostic Audiology
- Conclusions
- Glossary
- Index
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Maureen Valente, Ph.D., earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. She spent her Clinical Fellowship Year in the Chicago area, in the office of GE Shambaugh, MD. Subsequent work experiences included private practice and medical settings in the Kansas City and Omaha areas, including employment at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha.
After moving to the St. Louis area, Dr. Valente was employed as a full-time faculty member for eighteen years at Saint Louis University. She graduated with her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from Washington University in St. Louis. Shortly thereafter, she was delighted to accept a position as the Director of Audiology Studies within the Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) at Washington University School of Medicine. She carries a joint appointment within PACS and as an Assistant Professor within the university’s Department of Otolaryngology. Areas of interest include development of AuD education, diagnostic audiology, auditory processing disorders, and vestibular evaluation in the pediatric patient.
AUDIENCE
Audiologists. Graduate Students
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