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Dementia. Multiple Sclerosis. Hypertension. Diabetes. Clinical Depression. Bereavement & Grief. Cerebro-vascular disorder (Stroke). Presbycusis and types. Dizziness. Vertigo. Tumor and Cancer. Geriatric audiologic inventories. Aphasic tests. Tests of Dementia. Multi-disciplinary treatment of aged population. Depressed and aphasic elderly population. Audiologic audiograms of Aged population.

Descriptive terms, plans and terms of relationship of the human body, terms of comparison, attachment of muscles, types of muscles, movements of joints. Osteology, principles of kinesiology, general organisation of body system. Cutaneous innervation of the upper limb; pectoral region; breast; axilla; shoulder region; arm and cubital fossa; flexor compartment of forearm; extensor compartment of forearm; hand; venous and lymphatic drainage of the upper limb. Applied anatomy of nerves; blood supply of the upper limb. Cutaneous innervation of the lower limb; femoral triangle; adductor canal and medial side of the thigh; gluteal region; back of the thigh, popliteal fossa; extensor compartment of the leg and dorsum of the foot; peroneal and flexor compartment of the leg; sole of the foot, arches of the foot; mechanism of walking; venous and lymphatic drainage of the lower limb; applied anatomy of the nerves and blood supply to the lower limb.

Technical terminology-W.H.O definitions (Disorder, Impairment, Disability and Handicap), Self- Assessment inventories of hearing loss/impairment such as quantified Denver scale (QDS), self- assessment of communication (SAC), hearing handicap index (HHI), significant others assessment of communication (SOAC), hearing aid performance inventory, client oriented scale of improvement (COSI) and social hearing handicap scale (SHHS). Audiological habilitation and rehabilitation of children with hearing loss (family/client centred management, special challenges in habilitation of children, consequences of habilitation in children, educational and social impact of unilateral (one-sided) hearing loss and rehabilitation, adults hearing aid rehabilitation. Special challenges in rehabilitation of elderly adults. Group and individual rehabilitation. Relationship between auditory, neurological, speech and occupational rehabilitation.

Identification and treatment of diminished hearing. Ability and inability to hear in noisy environment. Assessing and rehabilitating tinnitus (ringing) in the ears. Vestibular disorders. Assessing and managing noise-induced, ototoxic induced, and age-induced hearing impairments. Otologic tests in detecting hearing disorders. Otitis externa. Otitis media. Types of tympanic membrane perforation. Otomycosis. Mastoiditis. Meniere’s disease. Labyrinthitis. Cerebello- pontine angle tumour. Tinnitus. Vertigo. Hyperacusis diagnosis. Clinical characteristics and management of ENT related diseases. Surgical interventions such as grommet insertion for glue ears. Impacted cerumen, its hearing effect and management. Oro-nasal-pharyngeal pathologies and auditory effect.

Pure tone audiometry (air/bone conduction). Masking techniques in pure tone audiometry (PTA) Tympanometry, acoustic reflex and Eustachian Tube Dysfunction tests. Manual and Video Otoscopic examination. Tuning fork tests. Auditory brain-stem response test. Oto-acoustic emission test. Speech audiometry (Speech Reception/Discrimination tests). Sensitivity prediction by acoustic reflex (SPAR) test. Comfortable loudness and uncomfortable loudness level tests. Auditory fatigue test. Test of Malingering. Vestibular tests (Optokinetic, Calorics, Gaze, Pendulum, Dix-Hallpike manouvre, Video-electronystagmography, Tracking, Saccade, Cervical vestibular electro-myogenic potential (cVEMPS) tests) etc. Behavioural audiometric test-distraction test, Cooperative test. Performance test. McCormick speech discrimination test. Visual reinforcement audiometry.

Research topic. Sampling techniques. Design of questionnaires Data gathering. Hypothesis formulation. Probability distribution. Normal Poisson and Binomial distribution Mean. Standard error. Standard deviation. Curve fitting. Chi-square test. Student T test. F-distribution. Regression. Correlation. Quantitative and Qualitative research models. Advanced statistical analysis.

Professionalism in audiology. Audiological assessment-paediatric, adults and the elderly/aged. Battery of tests in audiology. Audiological Diagnosis. Referrals in audiology. Audiological treatment/(re)habilitation. Audiology clinic administrative set up.

Nursing Charts: Methods of taking/recording patient’s temperature, pulse, respiration: BP. Bed making: Prevention of bedsores: General skin care: Sterile dressing/bandaging, wound management, Nursing procedures in the management of surgical patients, Nursing procedures in ICU, management of ICU patients, Lifting techniques – lifting of patients: Intramuscular/Intravenous drug administration. Injection: Chemotherapy/Medication procedure on the wards, palliative care nursing: Nurse – Therapist relationship: Practical/Clinical Sessions.

Clinical decision-making and critical thinking skills in audiology. Relevant clinical sites for audiology students-paediatrics, geriatrics, otorhinolaryngology, neurology, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, Social welfare. Ground rounds in audiology. Case report in audiology. Clinician-patient relationship. Clinical instructor-student relationship. Professional behaviour and conduct. Basic clinical problems in audiology.

Sound patterns in English Language (vowels and consonants, phonetics and phonology). English word classes (lexical and grammatical words, definitions, forms, functions, usages, collocations). Sentence in English (types: structural and functional, simple and complex). Grammar and Usage (tense, mood, modality and concord, aspects of language use in everyday life). Logical and Critical Thinking and Reasoning Methods (Logic and Syllogism, Inductive and Deductive Argument and Reasoning Methods, Analogy, Generalisation and Explanations). Ethical considerations, Copyright Rules and Infringements. Writing Activities: (Pre-writing , Writing, Post writing, Editing and Proofreading; Brainstorming, outlining, Paragraphing, Types of writing, Summary, Essays, Letter, Curriculum Vitae, Report writing, Note making and many others. Mechanics of writing). Comprehension Strategies: (Reading and types of Reading, Comprehension Skills, 3RsQ). Information and Communication Technology in modern Language Learning. Language skills for effective communication. Major word formation processes. Writing and reading comprehension strategies. Logical and critical reasoning for meaningful presentations. Art of public speaking and listening.