Hearing in Children, Sixth Edition

Key features to Hearing in Children, Sixth Edition include:

• An expanded review of the medical aspects - early intervention, genetics, diseases and disorders, and treatments - of pediatric hearing loss as well as hearing and auditory disorders in infants, toddlers, and young children
• Practical descriptions of age-specific testing protocols and hearing screening technologies, and early hearing loss detection and intervention procedures
• Comprehensive coverage of amplification for children with hearing loss, including fitting and management issues in hearing aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening devices
• Valuable information on the role of family-centered services related to all aspects of childhood deafness
• A revised appendix of hearing disorders that includes 90 syndromes and disorders associated with childhood deafness
• Nearly 500 new and current references