Topics covered include fundamentals of sound, vibration and hearing, elements of a hearing conservation program, noise interference and annoyance, regulations, standards and laws.

Complete with engaging interviews, fascinating stories, and a highly accessible presentation of hard science, this appealing, original book explores the latest findings and investigations into how the senses work to communicate with the ...

Discusses the sense of hearing and how it affects the body. The banging of drums bounces around your head, but how do you really hear them? Listen up to learn what happens to sound once it reaches your ear.

An ideal introductory text and board review! Here is a complete resource for all the basic science and clinical knowledge related to otolaryngology, from relevant molecular biology to physiology to clinical practice.

Many of the illusions described in the book are so striking and paradoxical that you need to hear them to believe them. The book enables you to listen to the sounds that are described while reading about them.

An integrated overview of hearing and the interplay of physical, biological, and psychological processes underlying it.

Text and photographs present the sense of hearing and how it works in the human body.

"--William Bickel, University of Arizona "This book--with its accessibility and breadth of scholarship--is an impressive work that I would recommend highly. This is a fantastic addition to the subject.

- Speech Generation: Acoustics, Models and Applications (Arild Lacroix). - The Evolution of Digital Audio Technology (John Mourjopoulos). - Audio-Visual Interaction (Armin Kohlrausch) . - Speech and Audio Coding (Ulrich Heute) .