Written for graduate students and practicing clinicians, the New Handbook for Auditory Evoked Responsesis an up-to-date and comprehensive source of practical information about auditory evoked responses, from electro-cochleography to cortical responses. Authored by a clinical audiologist who records auditory evoked responses daily in his clinical practice, this book maintains a consistent writing-style and difficulty level from beginning to end. The content is of direct interest to clinical audiologists and others involved in the clinical measurement of auditory evoked responses. The book includes an extensive review of test principles, protocols, and procedures required for clinical application of auditory evoked responses. The practical coverage of material includes guidelines for trouble-shooting and solving problems commonly encountered in the field. Principles common to different auditory evoked responses, including anatomy and physiology and general measurement principles (Chs. 1-3), are introduced, allowing readers to learn the material from only this source without having to purchase an additional book to master the basics.At least one chapter is devoted to each major auditory evoked response, beginning with cochlear responses and continuing to the cortical evoked responses, electric evoked responses, and non-auditory responses (Chs. 4-16). Readers are taught to record, analyze and interpret responses for various patient populations (Chs. 4-16). Includes readable and clinically oriented reviews of extensive literature on complex responses, such as the P300 and MMN (Chs. 4-16), making it the only book of its kind to present a balanced coverage of evoked responses recorded from the entire auditory system (cochlea to cortex). The literature on auditory evoked responses in diverse pathologies is reviewed and related to back to clinical practice so that readers do not have to locate additional journal articles (Chs. 4-16). Important concepts, including the effects of measurement parameters and pathologies on auditory evoked responses, are illustrated through hundreds of clear drawings, to help enhance learning (Chs. 4-16).

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Proof Read Please!:

This book is a great reference but I feel, at times, like I am just reading a first draft. There are so many misspellings and grammatical errors that it is difficult to trust the contents of the book.

Excellent and Comprehensive:

I am an audiologist and have graduated from my master's program 10 years ago. I read Dr. Hall's book (previous books on AERs) as a part of both my undergraduate and graduate degree classwork, and now have read this book, almost cover to cover for my AuD degree program. I have even had the wonderful opportunity to have Dr. Hall as a class instructor. This book is coherent, clear and very well organized. It is a good idea to stay focused while reading and not get fixated on a couple sentences that may seem to... more info

Not a beginner's book:

Although I appreciate Steven D. Smith's rave review of this book, I do not share his opinion. I am a student of Audiology and I bought this book for a class on auditory evoked potentials. Most audiology students do not have a background in neuroscience and biology, and this book assumes both. Actually, as of now, I cannot for the life of me figure out how the structure of this book is conducive to beginner learning. Take Chapter 2, second paragraph: "The distribution of current flow in the extracellular... more info

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