Electrophysiological Assessment B (AUDI90001)

This subject builds on the knowledge obtained in the Electrophysiological Assessment A subject. Students will have the opportunity to examine the principles and practices associated with advanced auditory evoked potential and vestibular assessment.

This subject is designed to develop a theoretical knowledge of electrophysiologic measurement in clinical audiology and neuro-otology, and in conjunction with the Clinical Audiology course, be able to perform and interpret the full range of electrophysiologic assessments. This subject comprises the following topics:

• auditory evoked potentials (middle latency response, cortical responses, event related potentials, brain mapping or topographic analysis of evoked potentials);
• use of electrical stimuli for AEPs;
• clinical uses of AEPs including assessment of hearing loss;
• central auditory processing deficits and correlation with psychoacoustic assessment methods; and
• electrophysiologic measures of balance function.