Essentials of Audiology [Hardcover]

Stanley Gelfand (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1588900177 | ISBN-13: 978-1588900173 | Publication Date: February 15, 2001 | Edition: 2 Sub

An expert refresher for the practicing audiologist and speech pathologist, as well as a comprehensive core text in audiology, ESSENTIALS OF AUDIOLOGY serves several purposes. For the student, it provides a broad overview and firm understanding of the concepts that will lead to further training and clinical practice. For the speech pathologist, it details the information needed to conduct audiological services and make interpretation and referrals. An essential Brandon-Hill selection.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Well written with straightforward explanations of complex topics and useful figures and tables..A useful resource for students and professionals {and} an excellent textbook..A nice addition to any professional library."--Ear and Hearing

'A copiously illustrated introductory text for audiology and speech-language pathology students.." -SciTech Book News

Product Details

• Hardcover: 592 pages
• Publisher: Thieme; 2 Sub edition (February 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588900177
• ISBN-13: 978-1588900173
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #718,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book, bad edition, June 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Essentials of Audiology (Hardcover)

I read the first 3 chapters of this book in preparation for a class I'll be taking with Stanley Gelfand (the author); maybe this will help future readers of the book. This book is densely packed with lots of information and is extremely interesting, but it has lots of big problems.

The diagrams are not sufficiently marked - often, the reader has to discern from the text which side of the drawing is anterior, posterior, lateral, medial, etc. The captions below the diagrams often don't match the text, either.

There is no glossary. There are a lot of typographical errors - for a student unfamiliar with the "cgs system," as I was, it's not much of a leap to think that a "certimeter" is a unit of measure, until one realizes that it's a typo and should be "centimeter."

I like the book for what I've learned from it but it's got a lot of problems in it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Essentials of Audiology is essential., February 3, 2009

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Anne Welsh "Anne Welsh" (Orange Park, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essentials of Audiology (Hardcover)

Essentials of Audiology is a very good text for my Into to Hearing
Science class. Very well written with excelent examples. Information is nicely broken down for those of us needing further details in understanding new information.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Introductory Book for Audiology, November 3, 2008

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Kayakbiker "Kayakbiker" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essentials of Audiology (Hardcover)

I have been using this book for years in my introduction to Audiology course. I have used every major text, and this book is the best one. It is the most accurate and comprehensive. Students give it excellent reviews. And most of my grad students refer to this book for background information for their graduate courses.

I understand that some schools use this book for their graduate courses. I think that is ok as long as they also have supplemental readings.