Hearing: Anatomy, Physiology and Disorders of the Auditory System provides detailed information about the anatomy and physiology of the entire auditory system and it describes important aspects of disorders of the middle ear, the cochlea, and the nervous system in a comprehensive manner. Most other textbooks on Hearing are focused on either the periphery or the central nervous system and rarely integrate anatomy and physiology with clinical issues. In the past years, it has become apparent that pathologies of the peripheral parts of the auditory system affect the function of the nervous system, and vice versa. It is thus more and more important to view the peripheral and central parts of the auditory system in an integrative way. This book integrates descriptions of disorders of the ear and the nervous system and provides a comprehensive coverage of anatomy and physiology of the entire auditory system. The book introduces the role of neural plasticity in the symptoms of disorders such as tinnitus, hyperacusis and phonophobia. A separate chapter discusses cochlear and auditory brainstem implants.

Table of Contents

Preface.

SECTION I: THE EAR.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Anatomy of the ear.
Chapter 2: Sound conduction to the cochlea.
Chapter 3: Physiology of the cochlea.
Chapter 4: Sound evoked electrical potentials in the cochlea.
References.

SECTION II: THE AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Introduction.
Chapter 5: Anatomy of the auditory nervous system.
Chapter 6: Physiology of the auditory nervous system.
Chapter 7: Evoked potentials.
Chapter 8: The acoustic middle ear reflex.

SECTION III: DISORDERS OF THE AUDITORY SYSTEM.
Introduction.
Chapter 9: Hearing impairment.
Chapter 10: Hyperactive disorders of the auditory system.
Chapter 11: Cochlear and brainstem implants.

APPENDIX A: Definitions in anatomy.

APPENDIX B: Hearing conservation programs.