Technical means of auditory rehabilitation

The student should have knowledge of Acoustics and Instrumentation as well as basic knowledge of Clinical Audiology.

Expository and interactive classes between student and teacher. Theoretical-practical classes allow you to reinforce the understanding of the theoretical syllabus.

The practical classes allow the consolidation of the knowledge obtained in the theoretical-practical classes, increasing the competences and aptitudes of the students by being able to identify and select the most suitable technical aid for each program / Individual Hearing Rehabilitation Plan.

Students will be accompanied throughout each semester with clarification of doubts, whenever requested and as a complement to training. Two hours per week are available, with a pre-defined schedule or to be agreed with the student.

Pedagogical support for all the subjects taught and the recommended bibliographic references for the course are also given to each student at the beginning of the semester.

Presentation of the different technical means of aural rehabilitation, their emergence, evolution and application.

Components of hearing aids (2 hours)

Types of hearing aids (2 hours)

Types of ear molds (2 hours)

Different types of compressions (2 hours)

Use of microphone technology to improve discrimination in noise (2 hours)

Rules preselection (2 hours)

Digital hearing aids (2 hours)

Prosthetic adaptation in adults (2 hours)

Prosthetic adaptation in children (2 hours)

Methods of functional evaluation of hearing aids (2 hours):

        – Objectives

        – Subjective

Auditory implants (6 hours):

        – Cochlear Implants

        – Osteo-integrated implants

        – Middle ear implants

        – Brainstem implants

Assistive listening systems (2 hours):

– FM systems

– Magnetic ring

– others

Evaluation (2hours)

Matrix practice: students will be divided into 6 groups, a total of 180h

NAO

Essential:

CLARK, G., 2003 – Cochlear implants: fundamentals and applications. New York: Springer, cop. XXXVIII, 830 p. ISBN 0-387-95583-6.

HULL, R, 2001, Aural Rehabilitation Serving Children and Adults, 4ª Edição, San Diego, Singular Publishing Group, Inc.

KATZ, J. 2009, Handbook of Clinical Audiology, 6th Edition, Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

RICKETTS, T. A.; BENTLER, R., MUELLER, H. G. (2017) Essentials of Modern Hearing Aids – Selection, Fitting, and Verification, Plural Publishing, ISBN 978-1-59756-853-1

SANDLIN, R, 2000, Textbook of Hearing Aid Amplification, San Diego, Singular Publishing Group, Inc.

SCHNUPP, Jan ; NELKEN, Israel ; KING, Andrew, 2011, Auditory neuroscience : making sense of sound. [1st ed.], Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ISBN 978-0-262-11318-2

TYE-MURRAY, N.2009, Foundations of Aural Rehabilitation, Chilbren, Adults and Their Family Members, San Diego, Singular Publishing Group, Inc.

VALENTE, M. et al, 2000, Audiology Treatment, New York, Thieme.

VALENTE, Michael, ed. lit., 2002, Strategies for selecting and verifying hearing aid fittings, 2nd ed. New York ; Stuttgart : Thieme, ISBN 3-13-125-802-0

ZENG, FAN-GANG; POPPER, ARTHUR; FAY, RICHARD., 2012, Auditory Prostheses – New Horizons, Springer, New York. ISBN 978-1-4614-2990-6

Recommended:

CLARK, G. et al, 1997, Cochlear implantation for infants and children, San Diego, Singular Publishing Group, Inc.

MUELLER, H. et al, 1992, Probe Microphone Measurements, Hearing Aid selection and assessment, San Diego, Singular Publishing Group, Inc.

POLLACK, M., 1980, Amplification for the Hearing Impaired, 2ª Edição, New York, Grume & Stratton.

VONLANTHEN, A., 1995, Hearing instrument technology for the hearing healthcare professional, Zurich.