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Book SynopsisAs a pioneer in the field of audiology, Dr. James Jerger has been involved in cutting-edge resource throughout the development of the field. In his new text, Six Decades of Audiological Research, readers can experience the evolution of diagnostic audiology through his unique perspective. By detailing case studies from his own work over the years, Dr. Jerger gives his audience a chance to be a fly on the wall for major moments throughout the history of audiology. In the first section of the book, Dr. Jerger relates case studies and other stories from his early years in the field, including his time at both Northwestern and the Houston Speech and Hearing Center. Then, he dives into his years at Baylor College of Medicine. In the final section, he discusses his time researching auditory event-related potentials at the University of Texas.
Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter 1. The Early Years A Diagnostic Challenge Abnormal Auditory Adaptation Speech Audiometry Brain Stem versus Temporal Lobe Chapter 2. Immittance Audiometry The Tympanogram The Stapedius Muscle Reflex An Educational Adventure Chapter 3. Auditory Processing Disorder The Birth of APD An Account of an Interesting Patient Chapter 4. A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity An Important Point History and Medical Findings First Admission Second Admission Final Thoughts Chapter 5. Binaural Hearing Aids An Early Study But Is the Group Representative of Everyone in It? Binaural Interference A Very Intact Nonagenerian Chapter 6. Cued Listening Group Results Three Illustrative Individual Patients Last Thoughts Chapter 7. Aging and Gender Effects Can Speech Understanding Problems in Elderly Persons be Explained by the Audiogram? Auditory Processing Disorder versus Cognitive Decline A Longitudinal Case Study Some Gender Differences Another Gender Effect - The Shape of the Audiogram Overview Chapter 8. Auditory Event-Related Potentials to Words Waveforms The Importance of Forcing a Decision The Framework of an Auditory Event-Related Potential Procedure (AERP) The Late Positive Component (LPC) The Right Ear Advantage But What About Nontarget Words? Processing Negativity (PN) A Clarification Final Thoughts Chapter 9. A Twin Study Basic Audiometry Behavioral Psychoacoustic Measures of Auditory Processing Standardized Cognitive/ Linguistic Evaluations Activation Patterns Dichotic Listening Diffusion Tensor Imaging Chapter 10. Odds and Ends A Visit to Montreal "Normal Audiometric Findings" Simian Surgery A Researcher's Dream A Herculean Effort Finis Index
