HEARING AIDS AND SPECIAL AUDIOLOGY
Academic year2016/17
CourseAUDIOPROTHESIC TECHNIQUES
Code224FF
Credits6
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| AUDIOLOGIA PROTESICA | MED/32 | LEZIONI | 24 | |
| AUDIOLOGIA SPECIALE | MED/32 | LEZIONI | 24 | |
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Knowledge
The student who successfully completes the course will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the hearing aid therapy steps;he\she will be able to apply an hearing aid correctly;he\she will demonstrate a solid knowledge prosthetic audiometry test;he\she will be aware of middle ear implantable prosthesis; he\she will demonstrate a solid knowledge of the main bone conduction implant; the student will be aware of tinnitus, he\she will be aware of main diagnostic test for tinnitus and its prosthetic therapy.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
In the written exam (30 min, 30 questions multiple choice, open questions), the student must demonstrate his/her knowledge of the course material and to organise an effective and correctly written reply.
Methods:
- Final oral exam
- Final written exam
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- participation in seminar
- individual study
- Practical
Attendance: Mandatory
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
Prosthetic therapy steps. Prosthetic audiometry. Type of hearing aid. Hearing aid fitting.
Middle ear implantable prosthesis. Models, components. Indications contraindication. Surgery. Complication.
Bone conduction implants. Models, components. Indications contraindication. Surgery. Complication.
Tinnitus and hyperacusis. Tinnitus retraing therapy.
Bibliography
Recommended reading includes the following works:
A Martini S Prosser Audiologia a Foniatria, Omega edition 2010
Del Bo, Giaccai, Grisanti Manuale di audiologia, Massonn 1995
CD ROM conference "Impianti cocleari e protesi impiantabili: corso teorico pratico" Pisa January 2013
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27
