Hearing Loss Part 1: The Facts Course

Hearing Loss Part 1: The Facts Course is organized by AAACEUs. This Course has been approved for a maximum of Credit Hours: 10.

Course Overview:
Outline:
• Facts about Hearing Loss
• Hearing Loss -- Introduction and Overview
• Assistive Listening Devices Detail
• The Prevalence of Tinnitus in the US and the Self-reported Eficacy of Various Treatments
• Understanding Tinnitus -- FAQs
• A Clinical Management of Tinnitus -- using a "progressive intervention" approach

Course Objectives:
• Describe:
  1. The hearing system
  2. The process of "hearing"
  3. The consequences of hearing loss
  4. The types and signs of hearing loss
  5. The causes of hearing loss
  6. Differentiate between Conductive and Sensorineural hearing loss
• Identify:
  1. How excessive noise can damage the hearing system
  2. Factors that influence hearing damage
  3. Actions that can be taken to prevent hearing loss from noise exposure
• Describe assistive listening devices that help people with all degrees of hearing loss
• Explain treatment modalities designed to alleviate tinnitus
• Outline a five-level "progressive intervention" approach to the management of tinnitus.