This second edition of A Dictionary of Audiology provides more than 230 fully cross-referenced entries that define and describe essential terms in the field of audiology. These entries expand greatly on the content present in our general medical reference dictionaries to provide an authoritative source for any students and practitioners needing specialized information on audiology. This second edition includes new illustrations and recommended web links, as well as more than 30 new entries on subjects such as balance, Electrocochleography, otalgia, and paediatric audiometry.

Dr Maryanne Tate Maltby has worked in the field of hearing loss for over 40 years and has lectured in both public and private sectors (Manchester University, Oxford Brookes University, Anglia Ruskin University and as Head of Training for a major commercial hearing aid company). She holds qualifications as an audiological scientist, hearing aid audiologist and teacher of the deaf, and has degrees in Audiology, Education and Psychology. She has written a number of well-received books, including Principles of Hearing Aid Audiometry (2nd ed. 2002), Audiology: an Introduction for Teachers and Other Professionals (2000), Occupational Audiometry: Monitoring and Protecting Hearing at Work (2005), Adult Aural Rehabilitation (2009) and A Dictionary of Hearing (2013).