Surgical Conditions Amenable in Audiology

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. list out hearing disorders or conditions that may require surgical intervention; 2. describe the audiologist role in the evaluation and surgical management of hearing impaired patients; 3. explain some secondary effects associated with surgery of the ear such as stapedectomy, cochlea implantation, bone-anchored surgical implantation and the audiologist role; 4. apply the knowledge of different implants such as cochlea implants, middle ear implants, bone-anchored implants and brain-stem implants in the selection of qualified candidates for the surgery and rehabilitation process; 5. explain the cochlea implants team composition and the key role of the audiologist in the team; 6. demonstrate ability to conduct intra-operative audiological monitoring during cochlea implant procedure; and 7. demonstrate competence in the application of pre and post-surgical audiological assessment and rehabilitation of otologic patients.

Tympanoplasty. Pressure Equalisation Tube-PET (grommet insertion). Myringotomy, staepedectomy. Mastiodectomy. Endolymphatic sac decompression and shunt insertion. Vestibular neurectomy. Cochleosacculotomy. Suboccipital craniotomy of cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumour. Transcanial labyrinthectomy. Cochlea Implants. Bone-anchored hearing aids, Middle-ear implants. Brain-stem implants. 400 Level: Clinical Year I First Semester