26828 - Audiometry and Auditory Prostheses
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5.1. Methodological overview
The learning system that has been designed for this subject is based in the following points:
The matter is structered in 30 one-hour sessions (3ECTS) given in large groups, and 30 one-hour sessions given in small groups.
Additionally the teachings of this area will include the non-presential load of work corresponding to the total of ECTS credits of the subject (90hours aproximately).
The teaching sessions content will be based in the teachers recommended bibliography, which will be adapted to the student´s knowledge level.
5.2. Learning tasks
Classroom teaching. Large group classes
Classroom teaching. Short group classes
1: Otoscopy, videotoscopy
2: impedanciometry
3: Earmold impression
4: Ton eliminar and supraliminal Audiometry
5: Vocal Audiometry
6: Hearing Aidss Types, Hearing Aids selection in order to hearingloss and hearing Aids accessories
7: Free field audiometry
8: Hearing Aids and solutions for children
9: Earmolds modifications . Daily care and troubleshooting common hearing aids problema..
5.3. Syllabus
Class 1: Auditory sense
Class 2: Sound. Soundwaves
Class 3: Volume, tone and timbre of the sound
Class 4: Reflection, refraction, and diffraction of sound
Class 5: Interference, Doppler effect, resonance ,distortion
Class 6: Audiométricunit :the octave
Class 7: The decibel
Class 8: Audiograms
Class 9: The Pinna
Class 10.The External Auditory Cannal
Class 11: The Eardrum
Class 12: Outer Ear Patology
Class 13: Middle Ear Anatomy
Class 14: The mastoid. Eustachean Tube.
Class 15: Middle Ear Patology.
Class 16: The inner Ear. The semicircular Canals.
Class 17: The Cochlea.
Class 18: Cochlear duct: The Corti organ
Clase 19: The outer hair cells
Class 20: The inner hair cells and transduction
Class 21: Auditory Pathway Brainsistem.. Brodmann Areas and Olivocochlear Rasmussen SYSTEM.
Class 22: Acoustic otoemissions, Auditory Brain Responses and Stady-state multifrequency auditory evoked potentials
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Class 23: Tone luminal Audiometry
Class24: Enmascaramiento audiométrico
Class 25: Vocal Audiometry, Impedanciometry
Class26: Tinnitus
Class 27: Hearing aids 1
Class 28: Hearing Aids 2
Class 29: Cochlear Implants
Class 30: Children Hearingloss