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This book starts by discussing the anatomy and physiology of the inner ear. Then it delves deeper into hearing loss, how to prevent it, and the genetics behind it. How to manage related symptoms such as hyperacusis and tinnitus is also discussed as well as current medical treatments and new immunological approaches to treating hearing loss. Furthermore, the most up-to-date hearing devices such as digital hearing aids, implantable bone conduction devices, and cochlear implants are discussed at great length.

Each chapter opens with an overview of its main concepts, is filled with various illustrations and tables to aid in the explanation of the text, and concludes with a list of the pertinent citations. This fascinating book is especially aimed at people with hearing loss and includes pertinent information on devices assisting them in hearing. This unique book that is addressed to both patients and professionals, is an easy to read book and will update them about the management of hearing loss in 2023 and beyond.

Contents:

Foreword
Preface
List of Corresponding Authors
Anatomy and Physiology of the Inner Ear (Joe Walter Kutz Jr., Brandon Isaacson, and Viraj Shah)
Etiological Aspects of Hearing Loss (Maria-Pia Tuset, Camron Davies, Alexa Denton, and Mona Roshan)
Prevention of Hearing Loss (Caroline Casey, Nina Gallo, and D Seidman)
Genetic Evaluation for Hearing Loss: Implications for Management (A Eliot Shearer)
Management of Conductive and/or Mixed Hearing Loss (Maria-Pia Tuset, Adrien A Eshraghi, Mary Daval, and Denis Ayache)
Current Medical Treatments for Sensorineural Hearing Loss (Sujana S Chandrasekhar)
Assessment and Management of Tinnitus and Hyperacusis (Ali A Danesh, Ava King, and Adrien A Eshraghi)
Novel Immunologic-Related Approaches to Treating Sensorineural Hearing Loss (Ilana Yellin and Andrea Vambutas)
Hearing Aids and Implantable Bone Conduction Devices (Vivian F Kaul, Bryce P G Dzubara, and Oliver F Adunka)
Cochlear Implants (Adrien A Eshraghi, Maria-Pia Tuset, Jake Langlie, Thais Toledo, Meredith Holcomb, Mona Roshan, and Fred F Telischi)
Management of Single-Sided Deafness (John J Sheets and Hillary A Snapp)
Recent Advancements in Developing Drug Therapy for Auditory Disorders (Alexa Denton, Dimitri A Godur, Jaimee N Cooper, Jeenu Mittal, Adamya Aggarwal, Keelin McKenna, Soumil Prasad, Devin J Kennedy, Moeed Moosa, Adrien A Eshraghi, and Rahul Mittal)
Progress and Challenges for Gene Therapy for Hearing and Balance Disorders (Aziz El-Amraoui)
Robotic Ear Surgery (C Cooper Munhall, Katherine E Riojas, and Robert F Labadie)
Advocating Ones Rights as a Child or Adult With Hearing Loss (Donna L Sorkin)
Glossary
Index

Readership: Patients with hearing difficulties or tinnitus. Physicians, audiologists, medical students, nurses, physician assistants, scientists, biologists, biomedical engineers, otolaryngologists, neurologists, primary care physicians, pediatricians.
Key Features:

Unique book that is addressed to both patients and professionals in an easy way to read to update them about the management of hearing loss in 2023
Most of the health care providers are unaware of recent advancement on treating hearing loss. They may not aware of the consequence of hearing loss (depression, dementia, fall, tinnitus), and therefore do not take hearing loss as seriously as it should
Most of the health care providers are not aware of treatment of sudden hearing loss or the availability of the new implantable hearing devices that can help many of their patients. Therefore, they may not refer patients for management in a timely manner

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