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Functional Otology: The Practice of Audiology

Functional Otology: The Practice of Audiology This volume deals with many problems associated with the practice of audiology. It tells how an audiological testing room is designed, suggests requirements that the room should meet, and provides a check list of equipment for a hearing testing room. The authors obviously have audiology centers in mind and offer check lists of specifications. The book tells what to look for when selecting a pure tone audiometer and how to use it. It goes into the problem of hearing loss and what to do about it. Speech audiometry is given a prominent part, and instructions on how to conduct a speech test are given. A list of spondaic and phonetically balanced words is recorded. Under definitions, the authors have defined "hard of hearing," "deaf," and "deafness" in a way that is different from that of most otologists, who regard the word "deaf" as meaning complete loss of hearing or at http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Functional Otology: The Practice of Audiology

JAMA , Volume 160 (8) – Feb 25, 1956

Functional Otology: The Practice of Audiology

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This volume deals with many problems associated with the practice of audiology. It tells how an audiological testing room is designed, suggests requirements that the room should meet, and provides a check list of equipment for a hearing testing room. The authors obviously have audiology centers in mind and offer check lists of specifications. The book tells what to look for when selecting a pure tone audiometer and how to use it. It goes into the problem of hearing loss and what to...
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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1956 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1956.02960430114032
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Abstract

This volume deals with many problems associated with the practice of audiology. It tells how an audiological testing room is designed, suggests requirements that the room should meet, and provides a check list of equipment for a hearing testing room. The authors obviously have audiology centers in mind and offer check lists of specifications. The book tells what to look for when selecting a pure tone audiometer and how to use it. It goes into the problem of hearing loss and what to do about it. Speech audiometry is given a prominent part, and instructions on how to conduct a speech test are given. A list of spondaic and phonetically balanced words is recorded. Under definitions, the authors have defined "hard of hearing," "deaf," and "deafness" in a way that is different from that of most otologists, who regard the word "deaf" as meaning complete loss of hearing or at

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Feb 25, 1956

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