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CODE 68373
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/31
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di:
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

To achieve an understanding of the functioning of the senses related to the discipline and of the upper aerodigestive tract,with tips on diseases and their after-effects. In particular, the course is aimed at the knowledge of the various types of hearing loss in children and adolescents, at the knowledge of neonatal screening, at the knowledge of the various types of subjective and objective audiological exams and at the importance of family counseling for the management of the hypoacusic child.

TEACHING METHODS

lectures

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Anatomy, Physiology and diseases of the nose. AnatomyPhysiology of the larynx and most frequent diseaes. AnatomyPhysiology of the ear with regard to the vestibular function and to the hearing loss, ear diseases. 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Manuale di Otorinolaringoiatria. de Vincentiis - Gallo Piccin Editore

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

EUGENIA DUFOUR (President)

ELISA DE GRANDIS

LINO NOBILI

GIORGIO PERETTI

ALDO VAGGE

MARCO VENERUSO

CRISTINA VENTURINO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Schedule of classes will be published on Aulaweb.

Class schedule

ORL - AUDIOLOGY

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral examination.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Oral examination allows to assess the degree of preparation of the students, the correctness of the vocabulary  with special reference to technical jargon as well.