SPH202 Audiology and Auditory Processing (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Allied Health (ALHEA)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject introduces students to hearing impairment, pathologies of the ear, and basic audiological procedures. It also covers the use of sensory aids and other approaches for rehabilitating hearing impaired individuals, as well as models of auditory processing and receptive language across the lifespan.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Albury-Wodonga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: SPH202
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Be able to assess an individual's hearing status, and interpret assessment findings;
- Be able to describe physical and behavioural characteristics, as well as case history information, that suggest hearing loss in a client;
- Be able to describe the nature and classification of hearing loss and the effects that hearing loss can have on people's abilities to communicate;
- Be able to describe issues in aural (re)habilitation across the lifespan;
- Be able to demonstrate the application of models of auditory processing to understanding receptive language across the lifespan
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Pathologies of the auditory system
- Fluctuating and progressive hearing loss
- The audiogram
- Introduction to pure tone audiometry, impedance testing, and masking
- Overview of audiological procedures
- Speech perception
- Auditory processing models
- Theoretical and clinical issues related to sensory aids
- Issues and approaches in rehabilitation of hearing impaired individuals
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.