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Audiology and Psychoacoustics

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:13.02.2024 11:06:37
Study Course Information
Course Code:REK_266LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:5.33ECTS:8.00
Branch of Science:Clinical MedicineTarget Audience:Rehabilitation
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Sandra Kušķe
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Rehabilitation
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)4Total Contact Hours of Lectures16
Classes (count)4Class Length (academic hours)4Total Contact Hours of Classes16
Total Contact Hours32
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)3Total Contact Hours of Lectures12
Classes (count)11Class Length (academic hours)4Total Contact Hours of Classes44
Total Contact Hours56
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Physics and biology at school level, anatomy and physiology at the RSU level.
Objective:
Acquire knowledge of hearing function, which develops during the childhood. Acquire knowledge of human sound receptors, the relationship between the physical properties of sounds and the sensations it produces.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Types of hearing disorders: sensorineural; conductivity; mixed; exchangeLectures1.00auditorium
2Obtained hearing risk factors: prenatal, perinatal, postnatal periodLectures1.00auditorium
3Hearing organ anatomy and physiology, their role in triggering the appropriate hearing impairmentLectures1.00auditorium
4Hearing function and its parametersLectures1.00auditorium
5Language sound, the acoustic performanceLectures1.00auditorium
6Sound physical characteristics and the reflectionLectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
7Hearing threshold, its parameters, limits range. Languages banana. Music fieldLectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
8Genetic hearing impairmentLectures1.00auditorium
Classes1.00auditorium
9The auditor skills development in childhoodClasses1.00auditorium
10Phonological skills development in childhoodClasses1.00auditorium
11Communication, its reflection of hearing disordersClasses1.00auditorium
12Subjective hearing testClasses1.00auditorium
13Types of hearing disorders (diseases to which they are met): sensorineural; conductivity; mixed; centralClasses1.00auditorium
14Hearing disorder types and specificationsClasses1.00auditorium
15Hearing disturbance compensator devices: hearing aids (their types)Classes1.00auditorium
16Hearing disturbance compensator devices: hearing aids (their types); Individual ear plugs; cochlear implants; listening equipment (FM, induction loops, lights)Classes1.00auditorium
17Hearing test methods: subjectiveClasses1.00auditorium
18Hearing test methods: objective (electrophysiological)Classes1.00auditorium
19Clinical case analysisClasses2.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Literature analysis, analyis of hearing investigation, assessment of hearing technological devices, performing audiometric examinations. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
Exam: One practical example (50%), two theoretical questions (50%).
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Knowledge is obtained about the hearing, its features, fault types, grades. Acquire hearing diagnostic methods. Hearing adjustment with appropriate technical hearing tabs. Analyze pedagogical methods. Knowledge of the human perception of sound, feeling and hearing field borders is obtained. Will understand asychoacoustic evaluation methods. Acquire hearing diagnostic methods.
Skills:During the study course the students will be able to determine and analyze the types of hearing impairment, hearing impairment degree, analyze hearing diagnostic investigation methods, interpretation, will be able to choose the hearing of technical equipment in accordance with a hearing impairment and its degree. Appropriate pedagogical methods and tactics application; analyze and evaluate the results of audiometry data, to explain their impact on the child's hearing and language development, to make prognosis.
Competencies:To assess ans analyze the results of the hearing, the effectiveness of technologies to assess the patient's progress to determine the therapeutic tactics. To evaluate the obtained results of hearing tests. Audiometry interpretation and analysis of the results.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Stanley A. Gelfand. Essentials of Audiology, Thieme, 2016.
2Jerry L. Northern, Marion P. Downs. Hearing in Children. Williams&Wilkins Moore BCJ. Cochlear Hearing Loss, Whurr, London, 2014.
3Stach BA. Clinical Audiology. An Introduction. Singular Publishing Group Inc, London, 2022.
4Brian C.J. Moore. An Introduction to the Psychology of Hearing. 5th ed. Academic Press, 2013.
5Moore B.C.J. Cochlear. Hearing Loss. Whurr Publishers, 2007. (izdevums akceptējams)
Additional Reading
1American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Guidelines for the Audiologic Assessment of Children From Birth to 5 Years of Age. 2004.
2Brian C.J. Moore. Cochlear Hearing Loss. Whurr Publishers, 2007. 150-165; 225-227.
3Bryant P.E., Bradley L., MacLean M., Crossland J. Nursery Rhymes, Phonological Skills and Reading. J. Child Lang. 16: 408- 425, 1989.
4Clark G. Cochlear Implants. Fundamentals & Applications. Springer, 2003., 1-11; 381-402; 397-405; 707-727.
5Clark G., Tong Y.C., Martin L.F. A Multiple Channel Cochlear Implant: an Evaluation Using Nonsense Syllables, 1981. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology 90; 227-230.
6Brad A. Stach. Clinical Audiology. Singular Publishing Group Inc. 2022. 53-70; 70-78; 230- 241.
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