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This is the first comprehensive textbook for trainees in audiological medicine, a growing subdiscipline specializing in the diagnosis and medical treatment of hearing disorders.

Aimed at professionals wishing to set up a vestibular rehabilitation programme, this text examines the management of patients with chronic balance problems. The introductory chapters explain how we balance, the pathological mechanism that may affect balance, common balance disorders and the diagnostic tests used for identifying these conditions. Later chapters look at physiological mechanisms that enable recovery from peripheral vestibular disorders, the various modes of treatment of vertiginous syndromes, the principles underlying physical exercise regimes, and the practical application of...

Ageing processes aside, excessive noise exposure remains the commonest cause of damage to hearing. Despite a voluminous body of knowledge in this area, health education, legislation and hearing conservation programmes have failed to have a satisfactory impact. This applies in both the developed and the developing world. The factors governing the development of permanent noise-induced shifts in the threshold of hearing are diverse and poorly understood, leading to controversy amongst both doctors and lawyers.