CMSD 3000 Introduction to Audiology

This course provides an introduction to the discipline of audiology and hearing disorders. Students will be exposed to physics of sounds, causes of hearing impairment, and basic audiometric principles used in hearing measurement. Auditory tests include pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry, and electrophysiological measures used to assess hearing sensitivity in clients across the lifespan.

Registration Name

Introduction to Audiology

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Discuss the profession of audiology is in terms of scientific theory and clinical practice
• Identify the fundamental physics of acoustics and the psychoacoustic equivalents
• Identify the basic anatomy and physiology of the human auditory system
• Identify the symptoms, etiology, treatments and impact of the most common otologic pathologies
• Describe behavioral hearing sensitivity testing protocols
• Describes methods of assessing middle ear function
• Describe objective methods of assessing inner ear function and the function of the auditory nerve through the level of the brainstem
• Describe basic audiometric methods for testing infants and children