Pediatric audiology

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Pediatric Audiology is a practical "how-to" reference for the diagnosis and technological and educational management of infants and children with hearing disorders. Master clinicians distill decades of expertise, providing step-by-step descriptions of testing and treatment protocols, with a special emphasis on specific pediatric behavioral assessment techniques, such as behavioral observation audiometry. A DVD-ROM accompanying the text features videos of the various pediatric behavioral assessments with audio commentary that provides straightforward explanations of key concepts. Also included on the DVD-ROM is a video on cochlear implant surgery.This authoritative multimedia reference is ideal for studentsin professional and graduate-level pediatric and educational audiology programs.Audiologists will find it to be essential as a field guide to new techniques orto procedures that they do not perform regularly. The book is also valuable forspeech-language pathologists, otolaryngologists, pediatricians, and teachers ofchildren who are deaf or hard of hearing.