COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GERIATRIC AUDIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KBB 6038 GERIATRIC AUDIOLOGY COMPULSORY 1 0 0 3

Offered By

Audiology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÜNAY KIRKIM

Offered to

Audiology

Course Objective

Acquire the knowleadge about geriatric hearing and balance pathologies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To determine the degree and type of hearing loss in geriatric population using audiological tests.
2   To be able to perform acoustic immitansmeter and acoustic reflex test.
3   To be able to perform and interpret otoacoustic emissions.
4   To be able to interpret acoustic reflex tests.
5   To be able to perform speech audiometric tests.
6   To be able to interpret pure tone tests, speech audiometric tests and acoustic immitancemeter.
7   To be able to perform and interpret audiotory brainstem response test techniques.
8   To be able to plan and perform aural rehabilitation for geriatric population.
9   To be able to plan and perform vestibular rehabilitation for geriatric population.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Clinical Approach to the Geriatric Patient
2 Physical Examination
3 Life Expectancy, Life Quality, and Life Span
4 Introduction to Geriatric Audiology
5 Auditory System and Aging
6 Vestibular System and Aging
7 Cerumen Impaction
8 Amplification and the Geriatric Patient
9 Presbycusis, Peripheral Pathology
10 Central Auditory Pathways
11 Tinnitus in the Elderly Patient, Hearing Protection or the Retired Adult
12 Multisensory Impairment in Older Adults: Evaluation and Intervention
13 Vestibular Screening for Older People
14 Falls

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Textbook of Hearing Aid Amplification: Technical and Clinical Considerations. Robert E. Sandlin Singular2.baskı 2000
2. Audiology: Diagnosis. Ross J. Roeser, Michael Valente, Holly Hosford-Dunn.Thieme2000
3. Textbook of Audiological Medicine: Clinical Aspects of Hearing and Balance. Linda M. Luxon, Joseph M. Furman,Alessandro Martini, S. Dafydd G. Stephens.Informa Health Care 2003
4. Audiology: Treatment. Michael Valente, Holly Hosford-Dunn, Ross J. RoeserThieme2000
5. Aural Rehabilitation: Serving Children and Adults. Raymond H. Hull Cengage Learning,2001
6. Hearing Aids: Standards. Options, and Limitations, Michael Valente Thieme 2002
7. Introduction to Audiology. Frederick N. Martin Allyn & Bacon 2005
8. Postür, Denge ve Yürüme Bozuklukları. Yakup Sarıca Türk Nöroloji Derneği Yürüme ve Denge Bozuklukları Çalışma Grubu Yayınları 2008
9. Vertigo And Dizziness: Common Complaints. Thomas Brandt Marianne Dieterich Michael Strupp Springer-Verlag London Limited 2005

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, practical testing sessions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Student Presentations 10 1 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 1 15
Preparation for midterm exam 2 2 4
Preparation for final exam 2 2 4
Preparing assignments 5 2 10
Preparing presentations 5 2 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 87

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.14545
LO.245
LO.35
LO.445
LO.545
LO.645
LO.7545
LO.8554
LO.955

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