Date

Topic 

Preparation
1/22 Introduction to the course;
Examination of the ear,		  

 1/29 

  Cerumen management;
 Disorders of the external ear
* Presentation of o.e. & t.m. disorders		 Northern (N): Ch 3 
portions Ch 7 

  2/5  

Disorders of the middle ear; 
otitis media, otosclerosis, and others
* Presentation of m.e. disorders   		N: Ch 9, 10; plus appropriate sections of 5, 7, 8

 2/12 

More middle ear
* More middle ear presentations.

  

2/19

 Exam;
Disorders of the cochlea		 N: Ch 12,13; plus
appropriate sections of 3, 5, 7, 8  

2/26

Disorders of the cochlea; noise-induced hearing loss; Meniere's disease

 N: Ch 14

3/5

 * Presentation of cochlear disorders  

3/12

 * More cochlear disorders  

3/19

 no class - Spring Break  

3/26

  Ototoxicity
* Appropriate presentations		 N: Ch 13

4/2

 Exam; Tinnitus and Vertigo N: Ch 23
N: Ch 20, 21

4/9

 Disorders of the 8th Nerve, 7th Nerve
* Appropriate presentations 		N: Ch 16

4/16

 Presbycusis
Central Auditory Disorders		 N: Ch 15
N: Ch 17 

4/23

 *Central presentations  

3/30

Clinical decision making
*** All assignments due this day.

 

5/7

 Case histories, Summary

  

5/14

  Final exam