AAO-HNSF Certificate Program for Otolaryngology Personnel

Table of Contents

A. Introduction

1. Program Goals 2. Program Components 3. Textbook and Readings 4. Certificate of Completion 5. About AAO-HNSF

B. Independent Study 1. Personal roles in relation to a physician and audiologist 2. Professional relationship with patients 3. Patient confidentiality 4. Need for physician diagnosis

Basic Hearing 1. Basic anatomy and physiology of the ear 2. Types of hearing loss patterns and variations 3. Basic physics of sound and hearing 4. Basic causes of hearing loss and audiometric patterns 5. Basic types and purpose of hearing tests a. Tuning fork tests b. Pure tone air and bone conduction c. Speech audiometry i. Speech Recognition Threshold ii. Speech Recognition Threshold with masking iii. Word Recognition iv. Word Recognition with masking d. Tympanometry 6. Existing problems that preclude accurate testing and the need for referral to the otolaryngologist

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