Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
John Newall
Rebecca Bull
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MClinAudiology
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
CAUD803 and CAUD804 and CAUD819
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit will:
- provide an understanding of the theoretical framework of psychoacoustics underlying hearing threshold, hearing loss and related audiometric concepts;
- equip students with skills required to perform standard audiometric assessments of adults and older children, including otoscopy, pure tone audiometry, speech discrimination testing, clinical masking, and acoustic immittance; and
- facilitate the development of problem-solving and clinical integration skills for interpretation of audiological information, appropriate clinical decision making and referral.
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REFERENCES or BIBLIOGRAPHY for your assignments
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Quiz | 20% | No | 03/04/17 |
Clinical-based exercise | 20% | No | 01/05/17 |
Clinical-based exercise | 20% | No | 15/05/17 |
Exam | 40% | No | Examination period |
Due: 03/04/17
Weighting: 20%
The aim of the quiz is to assess your understanding of various aspects of psychoacoustics such as loudness, pitch, hearing and principles underlying masking.
Key references:
Moore, Brian CJ, and Brian C. Moore. An introduction to the psychology of hearing. Vol. 5. San Diego: Academic press, 2003.
Moore, Brian CJ, ed. Hearing. Academic Press, 1995.
Yost, William A., and Robert S. Schlauch. "Fundamentals of hearing: an introduction." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 110.4 (2001): 1713-1714.
Due: 01/05/17
Weighting: 20%
This essay aims to assess your understanding of the principles underlying audiological assessment. The details of the essay will be provided to you at the beginning of the semester. It will be assessed according to the assessment criteria outlined.
Due: 15/05/17
Weighting: 20%
This essay aims to assess your understanding of the principles underlying audiological assessment. The details of the essay will be provided to you at the beginning of the semester. It will be assessed according to the assessment criteria outlined.
Due: Examination period
Weighting: 40%
The aim of the exam is to integrate the theory learned in this unit with clinical cases. This exam will be 3 hours in duration.
Teaching and Learning Strategies:
Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials:
Books
J. Katz, L., Medwetsky, R. Burkard & L. Hood (Eds). Handbook of Clinical Audiology (6th Ed). Maryland: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2009.
F.E. Museik & W.F. Rintelmann (Eds). Contemporary Perspectives in Hearing Assessment. Allyn & Bacon, 1999.
C. J. Plack. The Sense of Hearing. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005.
B. C. J. Moore. An introduction to the Psychology of Hearing (5th Ed). Elsevier Academic Press, 2004.
S. A Gelfand. Hearing (4th Ed). Marcel Dekker, 2004
Chapters and Journal Articles
Becker, W., Naumann, H.H. & Pfaltz, C.R. (1994). Ear, nose, and throat diseases: a pocket reference. 2nd. Ed. New York : Thieme Medical Publishers. RF56 .B4313/1994
Bench, J. (1997). Speech audiometry in Australia. In: M. Martin (Ed). Speech Audiometry. (2nd Ed: p 287-296). London: Whurr. RF294.5.S6 .S625/1997
Borg, E. (1973). On the neuronal organization of the acoustic middle ear reflex: A physiological and anatomical study. Brain Research, 49, 101-123.
Coles, R.R. & Preide, V.M. (1975). Masking of the non-test ear in speech audiometry. Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 89(3) 217-226.
Dermody P. & Lee, K. (1997). Speech tests at the National Acoustic Laboratories. In: M. Martin (Ed). Speech Audiometry. (2nd Ed: pp 297-314). London: Whurr. RF294.5.S6 .S625/1997
Gelfand, S. (2009). The Acoustic Reflex. In J. Katz, Medwetsky, Burkard & Hood (Eds). Handbook of Clinical Audiology (6th Ed. Pg 189-221). Maryland: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. (6th Ed).
Hood, J. (1957). The principles and practice of bone conduction audiometry: a review of the present position. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 50 689-697.
Hughson, W. & Westlake, H. (1944). Manual for program outline for rehabilitation of aural casualties both military and civilian. Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol Suppl, 48,1–15.
Jerger, J. (1993). Clinical audiology: the Jerger perspective. San Diego: Singular Publishing. RF294 .J46/1993
Jerger, J. & Northern, J.L. (1980). Clinical impedance audiometry (2nd Ed.) Massachusetts: Educational Services Division, American Electromedics Corporation. RF294.5.I5 .C55/1980
Jerger, S & Jerger, J. (1981). Auditory disorders: A manual for clinical evaluation. Boston: Little, Brown. RF294 .J47
Johnson, C.D. (2002). Hearing and immitance screening. In J. Katz (Ed). Handbook of Clinical Audiology (4th Ed. pp481-493). Maryland: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. RF290 .H36/2002
Keefe, D.H., & Keeney P.M. (2009). In J. Katz, Medwetsky, Burkard & Hood (Eds). Handbook of Clinical Audiology (6th Ed. Pg 125-156). Maryland: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Kelly, B.R., Davis, D. & Hegde M.N. (1994). Clinical methods and practicum in audiology. San Diego: Singular Publishing. RF291 .K45 1994
Lyregaard, P. Towards a theory of speech audiometry tests. In: M. Martin (Ed). Speech Audiometry. (2nd Ed: pp 34-62). London: Whurr. RF294.5.S6 .S625/1997
McArdle, R. & Hnath-Chisolm T. (2009) Speech Audiometry. In J. Katz, Medwetsky, Burkard & Hood (Eds). Handbook of Clinical Audiology (6th Ed. Pg 64-79). Maryland: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. (6th Ed).
Roland, P.S., Marple, B.F. & Meyerhoff, W. L. (Ed.). (1997). Hearing loss. New York: Thieme. RF290 .H4325/1997
Sanna, M. (2002). Color atlas of otoscopy: from diagnosis to surgery. (2nd ed) New York: Thieme. RF123 .C65 2002
Schlauch R.S & Nelson, P. (2009). Pure tone evaluation. In J. Katz, Medwetsky, Burkard & Hood (Eds). Handbook of Clinical Audiology (6th Ed. Pg 30-49). Maryland: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. (6th Ed).
Shanks, J.E., Lilly, D.J., Margolis, R.H., Wiley, T.L., & Wilson, R.H. (1988). Tympanometry. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 53, 354-377.
Shanks, J. & Shohet J. (2009). Tympanometry. In J. Katz, Medwetsky, Burkard & Hood (Eds). Handbook of Clinical Audiology (6th Ed. Pg 157-188). Maryland: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. (6th Ed).
Yacullo, W.S. (2009). Clinical Masking In J. Katz, Medwetsky, Burkard & Hood (Eds). Handbook of Clinical Audiology (6th Ed. Pg 80-115). Maryland: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. (6th Ed).
1. Unit Overview: An overview of the need for an audiological test battery to accurately diagnose hearing loss, the factors which may affect the reliability of the assessment including subject variables and tester variables, and the need for equipment calibration will be discussed. RB
2. Pure tone audiometry: The elements of pure tone audiometry, including air and bone conduction audiometry and its role in diagnosis will be discussed. Techniques used for pure tone threshold measurement will be described, in particular, the Hughson-Westlake technique (Hughson & Westlake, 1944). The graphical representation of hearing thresholds using a pure tone audiogram will be discussed together with the classification of hearing loss using the variables of magnitude and configuration. Strategies will be discussed to modify or simplify procedures when faced with problems of assessment reliability arising from subject or tester variables. RB
3. Psychoacoustics I: This lecture will discuss how sounds are processed by the ear and brain to provide the listener with useful information about the world outside. Consideration will be given to the nature and perceptual consequences of hearing loss. In addition, the measurement of auditory thresholds using the minimum audible pressure (MAP) or the minimum audible field (MAF) will be discussed. Loudness perception, including loudness level, equal loudness contours and difference limens, will be discussed. Abnormalities in loudness perception in hearing-impaired listeners will also be considered including softness imperception and hyperacusis. RB
4. Pure tone audiometry masking: The need for clinical masking in accurately assessing hearing threshold will be discussed, including the types of masking noise used and the effective masking level. Concepts of “the better ear”, “cross hearing”, and “shadow curves” will be considered. Methods of masking will be discussed, in particular, Hood’s technique (Hood, 1960) / plateau method. Masking dilemmas such as over-masking, central masking, and the 5-for-10 pattern will be considered and techniques that can be used to overcome these clinical problems will be reviewed. RB
5. Psychoacoustics II: the principles underlying masking. RB
6. Speech Recognition testing: The uses of speech discrimination testing in adult clients as a diagnostic and rehabilitative tool will be discussed. Issues pertaining to test design, the suitability of various speech based materials and their clinical applications will be discussed with particular emphasis on those materials currently used in Australian clinics. Problems encountered with speech testing will also be reviewed. Reliability of speech measures in estimating significance will also be discussed. RB
7. Speech Masking: Masking of speech-based materials will be discussed. RB
8. Acoustic Immittance tests (Overview): The historical origins and basic principles of acoustic immittance measurements will be reviewed. Correct terminology will be discussed and analogies between acoustical, mechanical and electrical systems will be used to define the principles of acoustic immittance. An overview of the methodology, analysis and clinical significance of acoustic immittance measures will be given. RB
9. Acoustic Immittance tests (Standard 226 Hz tympanometry & Multi-frequency tympanometry): Tympanometry measures using different frequency probe tones and tests of Eustachian tube dysfunction will be discussed. Methods of analysing tympanometric results will be discussed, including equivalent ear canal volume, peak compensated static acoustic admittance, tympanogram peak pressure, tympanogram width and gradient. Different classification schemes will be discussed, including the commonly used scheme proposed by Jerger for the standard 226 Hz probe tone (1970; Jerger et al., 1972) and the Vanhuyse model (Vanhuyse et al., 1975) for describing the four normal patterns of acoustic susceptance and conductance. The clinical analysis of these patterns will be discussed with reference to correct / appropriate documentation and report writing. RB
10. Acoustic Reflex & Decay: Acoustic reflex pathways will be discussed. The technique of generating this reflex with loud sounds and its diagnostic significance as part of the audiometric test battery will be discussed. The reliability of using this measure as a test of retrocochlear pathology will be considered. RB
11. Psychoacoustics III: The principles underlying bone-conduction are considered with the phenomenon known as Carhart’s notch. RB
12. Review for exam. RB
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