Hull Royal Infirmary, Department of Audiology, Hull, U.K.
Review
"This is an excellent resource. The text provides a detailed explanation of the physics of sound and then
provides applications in clinical audiology. This text should be useful to the study of hearing science prerequisite
to graduate study of clinical audiology...4 Stars!"
--DOODY'S
"This is a heroic attempt to bring together in one text all the things that clinical audiologists should know
about acoustics--but probably don't... Concepts are explained clearly and the detail provided can be taken at a
variety of levels...We would recommend this book as a reference for Audiology departments, calibration services,
and as a teaching text suitable for BSc and MSc level Audiology."
--ENT NEWS
"Peter Haughton has produced an excellent book that stands out from the competition. It deserves to be an
essential reference work for all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in audiology. It may become essential
reading for modules on acoustics and calibration and students would benefit from having their own copy..."
--BSA News
Elsevier Web Site, March, 2004
Summary
Many who come to work in audiology have little previous training in acoustics, or in the physical sciences generally.
They find these subjects difficult, but when they seek help from books on audiology, they are likely to find only
superficial accounts whereas books on acoustics mostly assume a physics-based readership and are consequently too
difficult for the general reader.
Acoustics for Audiologists fills the gap. It can be read at several levels. At the most basic, it provides a full
explanation of many of the general principles and special terms in acoustics that are relevant to clinical audiology
and audiological science. The main text is supported by an introductory chapter covering the underlying physics,
an appendix on the required mathematics, and worked examples and questions. At a more advanced level, the book
answers the needs of students of audiological science and audiological medicine for whom previous studies have
not included the physical sciences.
Features & Benefits
Written for audiologists, trainee audiological scientists, and students of audiological medicine
Supporting text includes a quick review of the relevant physics and mathematics
Special exercises in working with decibels
Worked examples to assist self-study and as a source for taught courses
More than 170 figures
Table of Contents
The Basics
Vibrations
Sound Waves
Sources of Sound
Nonsinusoidal Waveforms
Measuring Sound
Impedance
Calibration and Testing of Audiometric Equipment
Audiometric Test Room
Hearing Aids: Basic Electroacoustic Characteristics
Appendix A: Supplementary Mathematics
Appendix B: Working with Decibels
Answers to Numerical Problems
Index
