Anatomy & Physiology of Hearing and How We Test It (Interactive Session)

The lecture will review the basic anatomy and physiology of the auditory pathway as it relates to hearing. Further discussion of how air pressure waves are converted to perceived sound by following the hearing pathway will also be reviewed. Tests utilized to objectively evaluate the functional integrity of the hearing pathway, briefly how they are run as well as normal vs. abnormal results will be discussed. Abnormalities in hearing, their clinical presentation and results on diagnostic tests will be reviewed. Information in this lecture will be relevant to technicians pursuing their VTS in IM-Neurology as it pertains to BAER testing.