Case Studies in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Second Edition

Tinnitus......................................................... 169

Audiograms and Types of Hearing Loss............................. 170

Acoustic Impedance Audiometry and Middle Ear Testing............. 171

Speech Audiometry............................................... 171

Newborns, Infants, and Hard-to-Test Populations.................... 172

Hearing Aids.................................................... 172

Cochlear Implants................................................ 173

Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation............................... 173

Approaches for Children..................................... 174

Approaches for Adults....................................... 175

Social Implications of Deafness.................................... 175

Case Studies in Hearing Loss and Deafness............................... 176

Case Study 9-1: Industrial Hearing Testing and

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss....................................... 176

Case Study 9-2: Meningitis and Deafness in a 5-Year-Old Girl......... 177

Case Study 9-3: Hearing Loss in an 89-Year-Old Man................. 178

Case Study 9-4: Idiopathic Progressive Hearing Loss and

Cochlear Implant................................................. 179

Case Study 9-5: Social Implications of Deafness and

Cochlear Implants................................................ 180

Case Study 9-6: Traumatically Induced Hearing Loss in a

24-Year-Old Man................................................. 182

Summary.............................................................

Study and Discussion Questions......................................... 183

Recommended Reading................................................ 184

References......................................................................... 185

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