A text/CD-ROM for students of audiology. After an introduction to the profession of audiology, chapters first present a superficial look at how the ear works, then explain how auditory tests can be understood as they relate to the basic mechanisms of hearing, with many examples of theoretical tests that illustrate different disorders in the auditory system. Presentations of anatomy and physiology, designed for greater detail and application, accompany descriptions of auditory disorders. Features chapter summaries, study questions, and glossaries. The CD-ROM, new to this edition, contains demonstrations, samples of audiograms representing different kinds of hearing loss, and anatomical drawings and photos of pathologies of the ear, plus sample forms, and lists of organizations and publishers. The editors are affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin and Helix Hearing Care of America. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less