SLP 6050 - Hearing Science, Acoustics, and Audiology

This class discusses principles of normal hearing including the anatomy (structure) and physiology (function) of the auditory system, the physical properties of sound relevant to hearing assessment, techniques for hearing assessment, and auditory disorders. This course also provides an introduction to audiology where the rehabilitation of hearing is the main objective. Methods of assessing and treating hearing disorders, with both children and adults, are surveyed. This includes learning about amplification devices, auditory-visual training, and modes of communication for the deaf and hearing impaired. Disorders and conditions that are a result of hearing loss are also addressed. Analyzing sound, simple harmonic motion, pressure waves, decibels, complex waves, resonance and sound transmission is studied along with spectrographic analysis of the acoustics of speech production. 3 credits

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