AUDIOFONIATRIA E BIOINGEGNERIA

Module OTORINOLARINGOIATRIA

According to the 5 Dublin descriptors

1. Knowledge and ability to understand the main ENT pathologies with consequences on human communication, voice, speech, language and swallowing.

2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding of the pathologies and interventions of the ENT district with consequences on human communication, voice, speech, language and swallowing.

3. Autonomy of judgment in proposing rehabilitation methods for dysfunctions secondary to ENT pathologies.

4. Communication skills in consistently explaining the various problems that arise after ENT treatment

5. Self-learning skills to update their knowledge

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