SP ED 5520 - Audiology and Listening Technology for Teachers of Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Meets with SP ED 6520. This course provides the participant with understanding of sound, audiological measures in assessing hearing loss, how to read and interpret audiological test results, knowledge of amplification devices and how to care for and troubleshoot these devices. This course also provides the participant with knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the auditory and vestibular systems, embryological development of the systems and common causes of hearing loss.