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Audiology, Course Code (AUDL 201) (SLP): Course outlines

Audiology is a branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders. Audiologists treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage. By employing various testing strategies (e.g. behavioral hearing tests, otoacoustic e

Course Objectives

Learning Outcomes:

The focus of this course is to develop an insight of the Audiology, objective and subjective hearing assessments. At the end of this course student will be enable to:

• Explain audiology and its basic concepts

• Overview of anatomy and physiology of the external ear, middle and inner ear

• Understand objective and subjective hearing assessments

• Interpret different hearing tests.

Course contents

INTRODUCTION TO AUDIOLOGY

• DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN AUDITORY AND VESTIBULAR SYSTEM

CAUSES OF HEARING LOSS IN CHILDREN 

SCREENING FOR HEARING LOSS

SCHOOL SCREENING

TESTS AND MATERIAL USED TO OBTAIN

PHYSIOLOGICAL / ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES:

FUNCTIONAL HEARING LOSS IN CHILDREN: SIGNS / SYMPTOMS AND SCREENING TESTS.

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ORIENTATION TO

• IMMITANCE AUDIOMETRY

EVOKED RESPONSE AUDIOMETRY

TESTS TO DETECT CENTRAL AUDITORY DYSFUNCTION:

INTERPRETATION OF THE FOLLOWING TESTS

AUDIOLOGICAL REHABILITATION IN GERIATRIC POPULATION

HEARING AIDS:

ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES :

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS:

VESTIBULAR SYSTEM

EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS OF HARD OF HEARING IN PAKISTAN