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| Semester: | Fall 2024 |
| Number: | 0879-514-001 |
| Instructor: | TBA |
| Days: | Wednesday 4:30 pm - 6:20 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Notes: |
For majors only |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
This course will provide students with an understanding of the principles and practices of hearing aid dispensing, including assessment for candidacy, prescriptive fitting protocols, validating and verifying hearing aid outcomes, and considerations in special populations and audiometric configurations. |
| Learning Goals: |
Performance OutcomesAt the end of the course, students will be able to:1. identify issues surrounding candidacy for hearing aid - guidelines for matching technology with individual patients 2. identify prescriptive fitting protocols 3. conduct the basic selection and adjustments of hearing aids 4. select appropriate hearing aids outcomes measurements 5. identify digital mechanics, including advanced directionality, compression, feedback mechanisms6. conduct verification measurements of hearing instrument technology7. describe validation measurements of hearing instrument technology *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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