Basic anatomy and physiology of the ear / J. Irwin -- Development of the ear and of hearing / V.E. Newton -- Epidemiology of infection as a cause of hearing loss / A. Smith, C. Mathers -- Cytomegalovirus / S.B. Boppana, W.J. Britt -- Rubella / P. Tookey -- Mumps / K. Wright -- Measles / B. Rima -- Toxoplasma infection and the ear / B. Stray-Pedersen -- Sexually transmitted infections / P. Turner -- Otitis media / J. Grote -- Meningitis and hearing loss / K. Mutton, E. Karczmarcski -- Infectious diseases and hearing in the tropics / R. Hinchcliffe, S. Prasansuk -- Ototoxic drugs / R. Taylor, A. Forge -- Laboratory diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infection leading to hearing loss / P.E. Klapper, P.J. Vallely -- The experience of deafness: Psychosocial effects / A. Young
Summary
The aim of the book is to provide a text which brings together the expertise from two separate disciplines applied to a shared problem; that of hearing impairment resulting from an infectious cause. The book has been written to be accessible to both disciplines
