• Generous use of photomicrographs and line drawings to illustrate neuropathology.
• Wealth of research data and bibliographic information for future study.
• Written by the leading authorities of this newly identified disorder.

Product DescriptionFor these clinics and post-graduate or doctoral students who are interested in diagnostic audiology and hearing disorders, as well as degree courses in speech-language pathology and deaf education, auditory neuropathy is the first book of its kind to present all aspects That this newly discovered disease affecting many customers. Drs. Sininger and Starr, along with top doctors and researchers in exploring auditory neuropathy (AN) begins with the history, pathophysiology, audiological and neurological problems in patients with AN, and performance on tasks of speech perception and psychoacoustics. The potential mechanisms to be discussed in detail, as well as the latest information on the genetic basis of certain NAs, including identification of specific chromosomal abnormalities. Finally, the text provides information on the performance of various rehabilitation techniques and strategies, including amplification and cochlear implants for the treatment of this disease.

Auditory neuropathy, a new perspective on deaf children

A combination of these problems may happen in some cases. Although outer hair cells- hair cells adjoining to and more numerous than the inner hair cells – are mostly more inclined to damage than inner hair cells, outer hair cells appear to operate usually in folk with auditory neuropathy. Some people with auditory neuropathy have neurological disorders that also cause problems outside of the hearing system. Auditory neuropathy can affect people of all ages, from infancy through adulthood. The number of people affected by auditory neuropathy is not known, but the condition affects a relatively small percentage of people who are deaf or hearing-impaired. Auditory neuropathy runs in some families, which suggests that genetic factors may be involved in some cases.

People with auditory neuropathy may get natural hearing, or hearing departure ranging from balmy to serious, they ever have impoverished speech-perception abilities, meaning they have problem agreement address understandably. Some patients with auditory neuropathy appear, based on history and initial behavioral testing, to fit into the category of “central auditory processing disorder”. However, evaluation of such patients with physiological measures sensitive to auditory nerve disorders shows a more peripheral site consistent with auditory neuropathy. Sometimes people with auditory neuropathy are subsequently diagnosed with diseases such as charcot marie tooth disease and friedreich’s ataxia. In these cases, auditory neuropathy may be a symptom of the more global effects these diseases rather than an isolated neuropathy of the ear-brain connection.

The diagnosis of auditory neuropathy is based on a certain pattern of results from a number of different hearing tests. Apparently, only a few children with auditory neuropathy are able to be treated with hearing aids, while others are helped only with cochlear implants. Parents of children with auditory neuropathy face the same language and communication challenges that parents of deaf children do. Therefore, medical treatment of auditory neuropathy is not currently available. Management typically involves either the use of hearing aids or cochlear implants. Some children benefit from hearing aids. However, many children get limited hearing aid benefit or no benefit at all. At this time, there is no reliable way to predict who will and will not benefit. Hearing aids must be set carefully to prevent damage to the parts of the ear that receive sounds normally.