Clinical Otology is the complete reference for basic scientific information on the functioning of the ear and current techniques for the diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation of patients with common otologic disorders. In this edition the authors address important topics such as the genetic diagnosis of hereditary hearing loss, management of superior canal dehiscence, evidence-based management of otitis media with effusion, middle ear and brain stem implantable hearing devices, new applications of transtympanic therapy, and more. The book features the exquisite color photographs of world-class otologic photographer Eiji Yanagisawa, MD.
Highlights of the third edition:
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New chapters on Molecular Biology and Clinical Otology, Molecular Disorders and Clinical Otology, Pharmacology of Otologic Drugs, and Cystic Lesions of the Petrous Apex
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More than 400 illustrations and full-color photographs to aid the comprehension of key concepts
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Comprehensive lists of references for pursuing topics in greater depth
All otologists, otolaryngologists, audiologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and students seeking to optimize patient care should add this state-of-the-art reference to their professional library.
Table of Contents
Section One: Basic Science
1. Anatomy and embryology of the ear
2. Principles of audiology and auditory physiology
3. Vestibular physiology
4. Molecular biology methodology
5. Clinical molecular disorders
6. Pharmokinetics
Section Two. Evaluation
7. Temporal bone imaging
8. Diagnostic audiology
9. Central auditory assessment
10. Laboratory tests of vestibular and balance function
11. Evaluation of the cranial nerves
12. Otologic photography and videography
13. Clinical evaluation of hearing loss
14. Clinical evaluation of the dizzy patient
Section Three: Management
15. Disorders of the Auricle
16. Diseases of the external auditory canal
17. Otitis media with effusion
18. Surgery for chronic ear disease
19. Complications of otitis media and intraoperative complications
20. Otosclerosis
21. Temporal bone trauma
22. Hereditary hearing loss
23. Nonhereditary hearing loss
24. Benign tumors of the temporal bone
25. Cystic lesions of the petrous apex
26. Malignant tumors of the temporal bone
27. Vestibular disorders
28. Facial nerve disorders
29. Immunologic disorders of the inner ear
Section Four: Rehabilitation
30. Aural rehabilitation
31. Implantable hearing devices
32. Vestibular rehabilitation
33. Facial reanimation
34. Otalgia
35. Pulsatile tinnitus
36. Tinnitus and decreased sound tolerance
