Learning objectives
Knowledge of the main diagnostic methods for infantile deafness
Prerequisites
audioprotesi I exam
Course unit content
Audiometric strategy in infantile deafness
Pediatric audiometry
Audiometric strategy in infantile deafness associated with other disabilities
Prosthetic audiometry
The role of objective audiometry ( ABR; ECoG) in the diagnosis of infantile
Full programme
- Anatomy and physiology of the auditory and vestibular apparatus
- Anatomy of the external ear
- Anatomy of the middle ear
- Anatomy of the inner ear
- Central acoustic pathways of the auditory areas
- Function of the middle ear
- Cochlear dynamics
- Cochlear electrical potentials
- Anatomy and physiology of the vestibular apparatus
Bibliography
Lecture notes;
Manuale di Audiologia Prof. Del Bo
Teaching methods
oral lesson
Assessment methods and criteria
oral exam
Other information
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