HEARING AIDS I
cod. 15508

Academic year 2007/08
1° year of course - First semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
FERRI Teore
integrated course unit
6 credits
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Course unit structured in the following modules:

Learning objectives

Neurophysiological bases of auditory perception. Knowledge of topics of general audiometry: instruments and threshold measurements.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<br />-Anatomy of the external, middle and internal ear <br />
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-Anatomy of the temporal bone and of the facial nerve <br />
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-Liminal tonal audiometry <br />
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-Supraliminal audiometry <br />
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-Impedance audiometry <br />
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? Instruments <br />
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? Tympanometry <br />
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? Classification of tympanograms <br />
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? Reflexometry<! /o:p> <br />
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? Metz test <br />
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? Anderson’s test <br />
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? ! ; Tube function assessment <br />
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? Assessment of impedance audiometry in otological diseases 

Full programme

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Bibliography

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Rossi - Otorinolaringoiatria <br />
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