{"product_id":"hearing-loss-in-the-elderly-9781447118077","title":"Hearing Loss in the Elderly","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn their preface, the authors highlight the great social and medical importance of hearing loss in the elderly, an ever-increasing prob lem. It is, therefore, most appropriate that a monograph, devoted to research in                            this field, features as an addition to the Bloomsbury Series in Clinical Science. Written by two leading authorities, the book reviews the past and present literature, details the clinical aspects and considers the                            electrophysiological and histopatho logical issues basic to the overall problem. It continues the high standard and excellence fostered by previous issues in the Series. London, August 1990 Jack Tinker Preface The number of                            very old people in the community is steadily increasing so the hearing loss that many of them endure has become a disorder of social and medical importance. Only by a greater scientific knowledge of old age deafness can there                            be any pos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Review of Literature.- Up to the Early Twentieth Century.- Recent Times.- Localization of the Disturbance.- Central.- Peripheral.- Aetiological Basis for the Disturbance.- Role of Exogenous Factors.- Summary.- Localization.- Aetiological Basis.- 2 Clinical Diagnosis and Audiometric Studies.- Clinical Dignosis.- History.- Examination of the Ear.- Clinical Speech Tests.- Tuning Fork Methods.- Audiogram.- Tympanometry.- X-Rays.- Electrophysiology.- Calorics and Electronystagmography.- Disorders of the External Ear.- Disorders of the Middle Ear.- Disorders of the Inner Ear.- Presbyacusis.- Noise Induced Hearing Loss.- Ototoxicity.- Bone Lesions of the Otic Capsule.- Acoustic Neuroma.- Tinnitus.- Audiometric Studies.- Personal Investigations.- Hearing Levels in a Large Group of Elderly People.- Comparison of Hearing Levels in Different Medical and Environmental Conditions.- 3 Electrophysiology.- (In collaboration with S.M. Mason).- Extratympanic Electrocochleography.- Detailed Investigation of ABR; Preliminary Investigation of ECochG.- Procedure.- Results.- Discussion.- Summary.- Simultaneous Recordings of ABR and ECochG; Detailed Investigation of ECochG Components.- Procedure.- Results.- Discussion.- Conclusions.- Summary.- Stimulus Rate Effects.- Procedure.- Results.- Discussion.- 4 Histopathological Changes.- Perfusion-Fixation and Slicing of Inner Ear.- Staining of Surface Preparations.- Preliminary Survey of Morphological Changes in Elderly Cochleas.- Procedure.- Results.- Discussion.- Quantitative Analysis of Hair Cell Changes.- Procedure.- Results.- Discussion.- Summary of Histopathological Changes.- 5 Summing-up.","brand":"Springer London Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742554849623,"sku":"9781447118077","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447118077.jpg?v=1758385197","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hearing-loss-in-the-elderly-9781447118077","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}