AUDIOFONIATRIA E BIOINGEGNERIA

Module OTORINOLARINGOIATRIA

Basics of acoustics and auditory perception

Anatomy and physiology of the ear, nose and neck

Ear, nose and neck disease

Instrumental diagnosis

Hearing aids and cochlear implants

Acoustics and propagation of sound waves

Sensory perception

Auditory perception and logarithmic mass

Directional hearing

Anatomy and physiology of the outer, middle and inner ear

Auditory nerve, auditory pathways, primary auditory cortex

Instrumental and radiological ENT diagnostics

Transmissible hearing loss, neurosensory cochlear and retrocochlear, synaptopathy/auditory neuropathy

Comparison between transmissible and neurosensory hearing loss

Central hearing disorders

Audiometry (tonal and vocal), tympanometry, otoacoustic emissions 

Neonatal hearing screening

Airborne, bone-guided, anchored and implanted hearing aids

Function of the cochlear implant

"Contribution of teaching to the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" - Goal 4, Target 4.7, Mode: dedicated seminar

• Otorhinolaryngology. Albera, Canale, Cavallo, Pecorari, Succo. Ed. Minerva Medica 2021

Meniere’s disease is characterized by:

1. continuous sub instability

2. episodic dizzying crisis, tinnitus, hearing loss

3. recurrent vertigo with head movements

4. crippling vertigo for weeks