Product Description: This perennial favorite once again emphasizes the importance of treating the whole person, not just the hearing impaired. Written for students in aural rehabilitation courses, the fourth edition combines previously separated chapters with updates throughout for a more cohesive treatment of aural rehabilitation practices with children through older adults. New technology and treatment considerations are included to provide students with a broad and forward-looking perspective on aural rehabilitation. TEXTBOOK
Hearing in Children by: Jerry L Northern 11 used from $42.25 23 Thirdparty New from $56.65 Edition: 5 Media: Hardcover EAN: 9780683307641 ISBN: 0683307649 Number Of Pages: 452 Publication Date: 2002-01-15 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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This totally revised edition is a thoroughly referenced and an exhaustive description of the current state of knowledge on hearing and auditory disorders in infants, toddlers and young children. Presented with emphasis on medical aspects of pediatric hearing loss, it covers identification, evaluation and management of children with hearing impairments and deafness. Features updates and discussions of new hearing tests and screening technologies, guidelines and position statements, discussions on the role of the family in childhood deafness and schools of thought in the management of children with hearing loss, and hearing aid fitting and management issues. A new chapter addresses Otitis Media. Features an alphabetized appendix of ninety syndromes and common disorders associated with childhood deafness presented in encyclopedia-like format.
This internationally popular text provides a practical, clinically-focused introduction to ophthalmology suitable for anyone looking for a quick-reference uupdate on state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of all major diseases of the eye. The new edition includes coverage of leading-edge topics including treatment of corneal disease by limbal reconstruction and amniotic membrane grafting, exudative macular degeneration, the use of intraocular steroid inections to treat a variety of retinal diseases, and use of immunomodulatory drugs for inflammatory eye disease.
Product Description: A Volume in the Early Childhood Intervention Series Pediatric Swallowing and Feeding: Assessment and Management, 2E is the comprehensive primary reference for assessment and management of infants and children of all ages with feeding and swallowing problems and is updated and expanded in this second edition. The authors cogently detail vital information with clarity and precision for all professionals involved with pediatric swallowing and feeding disorders. New chapters focus on behavioral related feeding problems and chronic aspiration. Major reorganization adds evidence based, up-to-date information useful to the student as well as the seasoned practitioner.
Product Description: The "need to know" is growing every day for professionals involved in the legal aspects of hearing and hearing loss. Medical-Legal Evaluation of Hearing Loss, 2E provides the latest information and the foundation for future decisions by physicians and audiologists providing assessment and court testimony, as well as by other professionals evaluating and interpreting medical reports and legal testimony. The second edition has over 150 new references and new discussions on topics such as: otoacoustic emissions, genetics of hearing loss, developments in hearing protection, effects of race and scioeconomic status on hearing, susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss, acoustic trauma from airbags and audiological testing, and fetal noise exposure. From the physics and physiology of hearing to relevant hearing standards to courtroom scenarios, this resource is comprehensive and pragmatic.
Color Atlas of ENT Diagnosis by: Tony Bull 2 used from $30.74 6 Thirdparty New from $34.16 Edition: 4 Media: Paperback EAN: 9781588901101 ISBN: 1588901106 Number Of Pages: 258 Publication Date: 2003-08-22 Publisher: George Thieme Verlag
Product Description: The renowned Color Atlas of ENT Diagnosis has provided an exquisitely illustrated overview of ear, nose, and throat disorders since its first publication in 1974. Now in its fourth edition, the successful format has been enhanced and thoroughly updated to cover the latest developments in areas such as nasal endoscopy and digital hearing aids.
The concise text is divided into five main sections - examination; ear; nose and face; pharynx and larynx; and head and neck. More than 560 high-quality color photographs vividly illustrate the examination and diagnosis of both common cases and the most unusual disorders.
This title is part of Thiemes acclaimed Flexibook series of clinical and basic science pocket guidebooks, which are sold worldwide and have been translated into more than 20 languages.
The Color Atlas of ENT Diagnosis is a key introduction for medical students and residents, and an invaluable ready reference for qualified specialists and ENT surgeons.
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery by: Peter-john Wormald 2 used from $153.53 10 Thirdparty New from $144.08 Edition: 2nd Media: Hardcover EAN: 9781588906038 ISBN: 1588906035 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: 2007-10-31 Publisher: Thieme Medical Pub
Product Description: The second edition of this operative manual provides expanded coverage of the complex anatomy and the current surgical approaches to the parnasal sinuses and skull base. It provides practical, step-by-step instruction on using CT scans to reconstruct three-dimensional images of surgical anatomy, enabling the surgeon to develop detailed surgical plans for each clinical situation.
The accompanying DVD is greatly expanded from the first edition's CD-ROM, with 30 additional operative videos and problem based exercises. A sample video is available for viewing on amazon.com - see the link under the image of the book cover. The videos enable practitioners to visualize the surgical concepts described and illustrated in the text. Case exercises provide the opportunity to apply knowledge learned to perform three-dimensional reconstructions--a valuable tool for self-assessment.
The previous edition was the winner of best medical book in Otolaryngology in 2005 by the Brittish Medical Association.
Product Description: Completely revised and expanded, the fourth edition of this popular atlas has been updated to include the latest techniques and most current developments in the field. Features over 1400 detailed illustrations; full-color design; new chapters on microvascular surgery, skull base surgery and endoscopic sinus surgery; and a greatly expanded section on the neck.
Uses more than 1400 outstanding illustrations to capture the preferred techniques of 39 world leaders in head and neck surgery.
Explores everything from head and neck imaging through emergency procedures...diagnostic endoscopy... and a full range of operative procedures for every condition encountered in head and neck surgery.
Presents 3 brand-new chapters and 20 extensively revised chapters encompassing all of the most recent advances in head and neck surgery.
Covers hot topics such as microvascular surgery · endoscopic sinus surgery · skull base surgery · and selective neck dissection.
Product Description: Fully revised, updated and expanded, Clinical Management of Swallowing Disorders, Second Edition, provides readers with a concise reference on allaspects of swallowing disorders, including incidence, anatomy and physiology, etiology, diagnosis and nutrition.
Tinnitus: Theory and Management by: James B. Snow 5 used from $71.04 13 Thirdparty New from $63.96 Edition: Har/Cdr Media: Hardcover EAN: 9781550092431 ISBN: 155009243X Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: 2004-10-01 Publisher: BC Decker inc.
Product Description: Tinnitus: Theory and Management is designed to present a comprehensive view of the current state of the art of basic and clinical tinnitus research. Due to the great progress that has been made in the research on tinnitus and the theoretical concepts regarding the initiation, generation, and perpetuation of the precept of tinnitus, this book is timely. Each chapter author was chosen on the basis of his or her personal contribution to the knowledge underlying the subject matter as well as his or her recognition as a leader in that aspect of research. The aim has been to review the literature critically and present the subject in a scientifically rigorous manner based on the experience of the author. Three chapters introduce the reader to the clinical aspects of tinnitus, the closely related subject of decreased sound tolerance as well as the epidemiology of tinnitus. The current theoretical basis of tinnitus is presented in 11 chapters that address discoveries and concepts from the inner ear to the auditory cortex as well as the limbic system and encompass somatosensory modulation, analogy to phantom limb pain, neural plasticity and much more. The evaluation of the patient is presented in 4 chapters covering otologic and audiologic considerations, accession and outcome measures and brain imaging. The final 7 chapters address treatment options for patients with tinnitus including drug trials and therapy, antidepressant therapy, tinnitus retraining therapy, the role of hearing aids, psychological methods of therapy, electrical suppression of tinnitus and the management of tinnitus in the American veteran population. Editorial comments are featured after groups of chapters to aid the reader in understanding the significance and interrelationship of the presented information.
