TY - BOOK AU - Alessio,Helaine M. AU - Marron,Kathleen Hutchinson TI - Health and hearing SN - 9789811265006 AV - RF290 U1 - 617.8 23 PY - 2024/// CY - Singapore PB - World Scientific KW - Deafness KW - Hearing aids KW - Audiometry KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Epidemiology of hearing -- Animal models for understanding hearing loss -- Genetics and hearing -- Infectious agents and auditory dysfunction -- Noise and hearing loss -- Lifestyle and auditory function: relationships with elevated blood pressure, tobacco smoking, and cannabis use -- Lifestyle and hearing: effects of nutrition, physical activity, and leisure noise -- Hearing loss in children -- Mental health, cognition, and hearing loss in older adults -- Developments in hearing aid technology -- Case studies N2 - "This book will explore a variety of timely and relevant topics related to health and hearing, including noise exposure at work and leisure, effects of acute and chronic illnesses including COVID-19, age-related hearing loss, health-related fitness, obesity, gender differences, global comparisons of hearing sensitivity, current knowledge based on longitudinal vs. cross sectional studies and recent cohort analyses, and advances in hearing evaluation and treatment of hearing loss of various etiologies. Of note is the final chapter, which will contain 20-30 case scenarios from each chapter topic written by internationally recognized audiology researchers. These scenarios will promote problem-based learning and bridge theory and clinical practice"-- UR - https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/13105#t=toc ER -