1. To provide and explain the principles of anatomo-physiology of hearing and their implications on language development
2. To provide and explain the principles and general characteristics of clinical-instrumental investigations underlying the diagnosis of hearing loss in children and adults.
3. To provide and explain the main pathologies underlying the patterns of hearing loss with their implication in cognitive-behavioral development
4. To provide and explain the principles and methods of auditory and speech rehabilitation in children and adults.
Course Prerequisites
Those provided for access to the theoretical-practical sciences.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lectures Clinical Case Study Tutorial or guided practice Simulation – Role-playing Seminars
Assessment Methods
The verification of learning takes place through an oral exam and will focus on the topics covered during the lectures. More specifically, the exam aims to assess the knowledge of hearing disorders, focusing on the diagnostic and rehabilitative processes. The grade will be expressed in thirtieths.
Texts
Impianto cocleare, le basi. Sandro Burdo, Artestampa editori, 2022.
Argomenti di Audiologia. Silvano Prosser, Alessandro Martini. Omega edizioni, 2013
Contents
- Anatomy and physiology of the auditory system - Clinical and instrumental audiological semiotics (pure-tone and speech audiometry, impedance audiometry, auditory brainstem responses, otoacoustic emissions) - Principles of hearing loss and its classification - Disorders of the outer, middle, and inner ear in childhood and adults - Central deafness - Screening of hearing loss in newborns - Principles of hearing rehabilitation: conventional hearing aids, bone hearing aids, implantable hearing aids
Course Language
Italian
More information
Attendance of at least 75 percent of the face-to-face lectures is required to enter the exam
