Advances in the Management of Hearing Loss

Objectives: At the end of the course, the students should be able to

  • Understand the different amplification/assistive devices and their changing technology
  • Explain the strategies of device selection and optimization
  • Develop need-based programs and intervention strategies for persons with different types of hearing impairment across age groups, and
  • To list specific needs and know psychosocial and communicative demands and strategies to solve these

Auditory Disorders

Objectives: After completing this course, the student will be able to

  • Explain the pathophysiology of auditory disorders,
  • Diagnose and differentially diagnose auditory disorders, and
  • Recommend appropriate management options for the clients with hearing loss.

Auditory Perception

Objectives: After completing this course, the student will be able to

  • Understand the processes involved in the perception of speech by persons with normal and impaired hearing, and
  • Apply principles of speech perception in therapy and research.

Neurophysiology of Hearing

Objectives:

  • After going through this subject, the student shall be able to describe:
  • The different parts of the auditory nervous system and efferent auditory system
  • The functioning of normal auditory nervous system and efferent auditory system
  • The methods used in auditory neurophysiology
  • Give insights into the physiological basis of electrophysiological tests used for hearing assessment
  • Applying the knowledge of auditory neurophysiology to take appropriate clinical decisions

Neurophysiology of Hearing

Second Semester MSc (Audiology)
A 201: Neurophysiology of Hearing
After going through this subject, the student shall be able to describe:
a) The different parts of the auditory nervous system and efferent auditory system
b) The functioning of the normal auditory nervous system and efferent auditory system
c) The methods used in auditory neurophysiology
d) Give insights into the physiological basis of electrophysiological tests used for hearing assessment
e) Applying the knowledge of auditory neurophysiology to make appropriate clinical decisions