Basic Procedures in Audiology

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. state how to clerk a patient (case history taking) and perform the task; 2. describe some basic measurements like vital signs; 3. perform basic otoscopic examinations; 4. perform audiological examinations-both screening and diagnostic; 5. demonstrate procedure of patient clerking to reach a diagnosis and should be able to apply some advanced auditory tests for patients; 6. list out battery of tests based on case history of patients and clinical observation; 7. explain different classifications, types, configurations and site of lesions of the hearing disorder based on test findings; 8. apply the knowledge of masking technique in pure tone audiometry; 9. explain what an audiogram is and their clinical interpretations; and 10. explain what a tympanogram is and their clinical interpretations.

Audiological tests such as pure tone audiometry (air/bone conduction), masking technique in pure tone audiometry (PTA). Tympanometry and acoustic reflex tests, otoscopic examination, tuning fork tests, auditory brain-stem response test, oto-acoustic emission test, speech audiometry, vestibular investigations (calorics, VENG) and many others. Behavioural audiometric test- distraction test, cooperative test, performance test, speech discrimination test, visual reinforcement audiometry, weight and vital signs measurement. The general principles underlying treatment in audiologic condition, neurologic, hearing condition and rehabilitation in general.