Deafness

Andrew P. Freeland (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

151 Seiten

1989
Oxford Paperbacks (Verlag)
978-0-19-261796-5 (ISBN)

Infos

An account of hearing loss, aimed at patients and parents of children with hearing problems, which deals with childhood conditions and the care and education of afflicted children. The text also examines adult hearing loss treated by surgical techniques, sudden deafness and hearing aids.

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This text on the handicap of hearing loss has been designed specifically to be read by patients and the parents of children with hearing problems. The first section of the book discusses childhood hearing loss occurring before normal speech development, and the care and education of afflicted children. The adult section of the book includes hearing loss that can be treated successfully by surgery. There are additional chapters on noise, which is a common reason for hearing loss, and the problems of glue ear. The book explores in detail hearing problems of the elderly, sudden deafness and the choice and use of various hearing aids.

Inhalt

Introduction: structure and function; hearing tests; types of deafness. Part 1 Childhood problems: the development of normal hearing, speech and language; causes of childhood deafness; assessment of the young child's hearing; the management of the child handicapped by hearing loss; glue ear. Part 2 Adult problems: wax; hearing loss due to infection; otosclerosis; Meniere's disease; sudden deafness; noise; tinnitus; ageing ears; aids to hearing; the future.

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: The Facts
• Zusatzinfo: 8 pp halftones, line drawings, bibliography
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 230 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► HNO-Heilkunde
• ISBN-10: 0-19-261796-6 / 0192617966
• ISBN-13: 978-0-19-261796-5 / 9780192617965
• Zustand: Neuware