- Docente: Gian Gaetano Ferri
- Credits: 1
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)
Learning outcomes
After completing this module, the student gets basic knowledges of
the physical features of sound wave and physiological mechanisms of
its transmission and perception; he knows the pathophysiology and
the principles of diagnosis and therapy of tthe main otologic
diseases that may influence the verbal communication.
Course contents
Anatomy and physiology of the ear. Instrumental semiotics. Tone and
speech audiometry; classification of hearing loss. Diagnosis and
therapy of the major diseases of the external, middle and internal
ear. Childhood deafness; causes, newborn screening, diagnostics
(otoacoustic emissions, brainstem evoked potentials, behavioral
audiometry). Hearing aids and cochlear implants.
Readings/Bibliography
In order to improve personal knowledges beside PowerPoint slides I
suggest:
- M. Barbara."Manuale di Otorinolaringoiatria. Tomo primo:
Audio-Otologia", SEE-Firenze, 2006.
Teaching methods
Lectures. Internship (see Otorhinolaryngology).
Assessment methods
The exam takes place together with the remaining modules of the integrated course and includes a written test; alternatively, there is the possibility of taking the exam orally, on request. The written test is for all modules a multiple choice quiz. There are 7 questions of Audiology, 7 questions of Otolaryngology, 9 questions of Ophthalmology and 8 questions of Odontostomatological Diseases. By assigning 1 point for each exact question, the student will be able to obtain a mark of 30 and Praise if he correctly answers all the questions and consequently the mark will drop by one unit for each wrong question. Therefore the mark of 18 will coincide with 18 correct questions out of 31. The duration of the overall test is 60 minutes. Tools such as calculation aids, vocabularies, etc. cannot be used. Registration for the exam takes place online on Alma Esami.
Teaching tools
Slides (Microsoft Office Power Point) and videos from PC with video
projector.
Office hours
See the website of Gian Gaetano Ferri
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.