Acoustics for Audiologists

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Portrait

Peter Haughton was born in London in 1941. After obtaining a degree in physics he joined a small research team in the Astbury Department of Biophysics at the University of Leeds where he was awarded a PhD for work on the mechanical properties of cellulose. He also enjoyed a short-term appointment in the botany department of the University of Washington where he did similar work. Two brief period of employment followed, one at a technical college, teaching mathematics and physics, and one in the University of Glasgow working on the rheology of silicon-based liquids. In 1975 he joined the medical physics department at Hull Royal Infirmary where his principal duties were to provide scientific support for the ENT and audiology departments. Hi

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"The author is a leading British audiological physicist with many years experience in this field. He is therefore well qualified to have undertaken this work... A substantial number of clear technical drawings, mostly original, ensure that the book is well illustrated... Although the author states that he wrote the book primarily for audiologists it is clearly of value to many others." JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGICAL MEDICINE "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 acousticsbut 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