Auditory Neuropathy: A New Perspective On Hearing Disorders

 

Auditory Neuropathy: A New Perspective On Hearing Disorders



Auditory Neuropathy: A New Perspective On Hearing Disorders



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For those clinicians and graduate or doctoral students interested in d iagnostic audiology and auditory disorders, as well as graduate course s in Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Education, Auditory Neuropathy is the first book of its kind to present all aspects of this newly id entified disorder that affects many clients. Drs. Sininger and Starr a long with the top clinicians and researchers in the field explore audi tory neuropathy (AN) beginning with its history, pathophysiology, audi ologic and neurologic findings in patients with AN, and results on psy choacoustic and speech perception tasks. The potential mechanisms for AN are discussed in detail as well as the latest information on the ge netic basis for some AN including identification of specific chromosom al disorders. Finally, the text will give information on results of a variety of rehabilitative methods and strategies including amplificati on and cochlear implantation for treatment of this disorder.

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