Diploma in Pathology of the Auditory System and ENT Emergencies

1. Introduction. Hearing loss.

• Medical History
• Hearing loss, presbycusis and tinnitus

2. Pathology of the outer ear

• Malformations of the outer ear
• Inflammatory pathology of the outer ear
• Infectious pathology of the pinna
• Tumours

3. Pathology of the middle ear

• The middle ear
• Serous otitis media
• Acute otitis media
• Simple chronic otitis media: tympanic perforation
• Cholesteatoma
• Otosclerosis

4. Retrocochlear pathology: Schwannoma of the VIII cranial nerve

5. ENT Emergencies

• Foreign body in the EAC and earwax plug
• Trauma of the Outer Ear
• Trauma of the Middle Ear
• Sudden hearing loss
• Facial palsy
• Vertigo
• Complications of implantable hearing aids

*The sequence and contents may vary slightly, but all material will cover the same course topics

Idoia Palicio González- Esandi

Idoia Palicio, an Adjunct Physician at the University Hospital Donostia, specialises in Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology and Otoneurology. She completed her medical studies at the University of Oviedo and furthered her expertise through master’s programmes in Biomedical Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience. Additionally, she is an expert in Audiology and Neurotology. Having studied at international institutions, she is also a Fellow of The European Board of Otorhinolaryngology. Currently, she is pursuing her doctorate in Cellular Biology and Histology at the University of the Basque Country.

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