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HEARING AIDS IV
cod. 15514

Academic year 2007/08
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
VINCENTI Vincenzo
integrated course unit
17 credits
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Learning objectives

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Knowledge of statistics applied to research and epidemiology. Fitting and adjustment of prosthetic devices and counselling. Prosthetic auditory rehabilitation of deafness in the adult and in the child.

Prerequisites

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The student must have passed the examinations of the Integrated Course in Audio Prosthetic Techniques I, II and III.

Course unit content

<br />* Epidemiology of infant deafness. <br />
* Classification of infant hypoacusis. <br />
* Transmissive hypoacusis: exudative otitis media, chronic otitis, malformations. <br />
* Neurosensory hypoacusis: general picture. <br />
* Overview of genetics /SPAN> <br />
* Neurosensory hypoacusis of genetic origin <br />
* Neurosensory hypoacusis of acquired origin <br />
* Behavioural audiometry <br />
* Acoustic oto-emissions <br />
* Auditory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of pediatric deafness <br />
* Electrocochleography <br />
* Diagnostic iter in infant deafness <br />
* Auditory screening: general concepts <br />
* Current auditory screening methods <br />
* Neonatal auditory screening <br />
* Auditory screening in schoolchildren <br />
* General details on the Cochlear Implant <br />
* Selection protocol <br />
* Notes on surgical techniques <br />
* Electrophysiological tests during surgery <br />
* Activation and adjustment <br />
* Analysis of experimental dataEstimate of parameters <br />
* Study of the effectiveness of the model.!  

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Bibliography

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Massimo Del Bo - Manuale di Audiologia - Edizione MASSON <br />
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