• Maintaining the easily- readable style of previous editions, this reference contains
• an abundance of revised and updated information-specifically new sections on sensorineural hearing loss, autoimmune hearing loss, and tumors that affect the ear
• basic information on the anatomy of the ear, hearing testing, and medical conditions that may cause hearing loss
• a comprehensive overview of hearing loss and its treatment
• principles and procedures for determining the causes of hearing loss

Covering all aspects of the anatomy, physiology, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss, this Fourth Edition offers new information on current diagnostic technologies, the latest concepts in the medical management of hearing impairment, the care and management of tinnitus, and the clinical control of disequilibrium-offering a comprehensive review of the many afflictions that impair the hearing of adults and children.