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Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.) ; 90(1): 101342, 2024. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1534083

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Abstract Objectives To identify and understand the evidence regarding hearing changes related to acquired Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika virus infection in adult individuals. Methods A scoping review was performed according to the recommendations of The Joanna Briggs Institute and guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews in the Embase, PubMed/Medline, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science databases without restriction on language and year of publication. Case studies, observational studies, and clinical trials reporting hearing loss in adult subjects (>18-60 years of age) of both sexes with DENV, CHIKV, or ZIKV diagnosed by positive molecular/serological examination by RT-PCR or IgM/IgG by ELISA method were included. Results Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria and were selected for review. The occurrence of auditory symptoms caused by arboviroses and the presence of permanent or transient sensorineural hearing loss was variable in adults. Conclusions Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika infections in adults are associated with a variety of auditory symptoms. The frequency of permanent or transient sensorineural hearing loss is low but not negligible.

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Article in Spanish | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1431948

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Introducción: Las pruebas de patrones de frecuencia y patrones de duración son consideradas los gold standard de evaluación del ordenamiento auditivo temporal. A pesar de su amplia difusión, la extensión y duración de estas pruebas dificultan su utilización dentro de baterías de evaluación del procesamiento auditivo. Sin embargo, dadas sus características estructurales, pareciera ser posible reducirlas sin perder su precisión diagnóstica. Objetivo: Determinar las propiedades diagnósticas de versiones abreviadas de las pruebas de patrones de frecuencia y patrones de duración. Material y Método: Se realizó un estudio transversal de diseño observacional analítico. Se evaluaron 166 oídos de 88 sujetos con edades entre 18 y 33 años, los cuales fueron clasificados con normalidad o alteración del ordenamiento auditivo temporal. Se utilizaron las pruebas originales de Auditec de 30 ítems por oído como referencia y los primeros 10 ítems de cada oído como versión abreviada. Resultados: La versión abreviada de la prueba de patrones de frecuencia obtuvo una sensibilidad de un 94,33%, una especificidad del 94,29% y un área bajo la curva ROC de 0,980. La versión abreviada de la prueba de patrones de duración obtuvo una sensibilidad de un 89,58%, especificidad del 71,88% y un área bajo la curva ROC de 0,916. Ambas versiones tuvieron un índice de concordancia adecuado. Conclusiones: Las versiones abreviadas de la prueba de patrones de frecuencia y patrones de duración cuentan con excelentes propiedades diagnósticas para la evaluación del ordenamiento auditivo temporal y pueden ser utilizadas de manera intercambiable con las versiones originales.


Introduction: The frequency and duration pattern tests are considered the gold standard for assessing auditory temporal ordering. Despite their wide dissemination, the length and duration of these tests make it difficult to use them within auditory processing assessment batteries. However, given their structural characteristics, reducing them without losing their diagnostic accuracy seems possible. Aim: Determine the diagnostic properties of abbreviated versions of the Frequency Patterns and Duration Patterns tests. Material and Method: A cross-sectional study with an analytical observational design was carried out. 166 ears of 88 subjects aged between 18 and 33 years were evaluated, classified as normal or altered in temporal auditory order. The original Auditec tests of 30 items per ear were used as a reference, and the first 10 items of each ear as an abbreviated version. Results: The abbreviated version of the frequency patterns test obtained a sensitivity of 94.33%, a specificity of 94.29%, and an area under the ROC curve of 0.980. The abbreviated version of the duration pattern test obtained a sensitivity of 89.58%, a specificity of 71.88%, and an area under the ROC curve of 0.916. Both versions had an adequate concordance index. Conclusion: The abbreviated versions of the frequency patterns and duration patterns test have excellent diagnostic properties for assessing auditory temporal ordering and can be used interchangeably with the original versions.

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Rev. otorrinolaringol. cir. cabeza cuello ; 82(1): 101-113, mar. 2022. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1389819

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Resumen La hiperacusia corresponde a la excesiva sensibilidad auditiva o intolerancia a ciertos sonidos cotidianos que para la mayoría de las personas parecerían habituales. Considerando los mecanismos fisiológicos involucrados en el origen de la hiperacusia, es lógico pensar que su presencia podría afectar algunas habilidades del procesamiento auditivo central, sin embargo, la evidencia en torno al tema es escasa y no existe actualmente una revisión de la literatura que agrupe las investigaciones sobre esta temática. Por ello, el presente estudio pretende identificar y analizar la evidencia científica disponible sobre la relación entre hiperacusia y desorden del procesamiento auditivo central. Se realizó una revisión de la literatura guiada por protocolo PRISMA en las bases de datos Proquest, Ebsco, Pubmed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library y Scielo de acuerdo con términos claves. Fueron incluidos artículos originales de investigación, revisiones sistemáticas y metaanálisis, publicados desde el año 2010, realizados en animales y humanos, escritos en idiomas inglés, español y portugués. Se encontraron 323 estudios relacionados con los términos claves utilizados, de los cuales 13 cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión y fueron analizados. Se puede concluir que la evidencia científica en torno al tema es escasa e incipiente. Estructuras de la vía auditiva central como núcleos cocleares, lemnisco lateral, colículos inferiores, cuerpo geniculado medial y corteza auditiva primaria estarían relacionadas con la hiperacusia, así como también habilidades de procesamiento auditivo de figura/fondo, ordenación temporal y transferencia interhemisférica se verían afectadas.


Abstract Hyperacusis has been defined as the excessive auditory sensitivity or intolerance to certain everyday sounds that seem common for most people. Considering the underlying physiological mechanisms of hyperacusis, it is reasonable to think that it could affect some abilities involved in the central auditory processing. However, there is lack of evidence about this topic, and there is no literature review that gathers all the existing research. Therefore, the current study intends to identify and analyze the available scientific evidence regarding the relationship between hyperacusis and central auditory processing disorder. The review of the literature followed the PRISMA protocol, using key words in Proquest, Ebsco, Pubmed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library and Scielo databases. Original research articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies made with human and animals that have been published since 2010 in English, Spanish and Portuguese were included. Among them, 323 studies were related to the key terms, out of which 13 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed. It is possible to conclude that there is little and incipient scientific evidence on the topic. Structures of the central auditory pathway such as cochlear nuclei, lateral lemniscus, inferior colliculi, medial geniculate body and primary auditory cortex seem to be related to hyperacusis; auditory processing skills such as figure/ground discrimination, temporal ordering and interhemispheric transfer appear to be affected as well.


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Humans , Animals , Hyperacusis/etiology , Hyperacusis/epidemiology , Auditory Perceptual Disorders/etiology , Auditory Perceptual Disorders/epidemiology , Prevalence
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Clinics ; 77: 100118, 2022. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1404320

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Abstract Introduction: Traumatic brain injury can impair the central auditory pathways and auditory cortex. Hence, individuals who suffered a traumatic brain injury may be at risk of central auditory processing disorders, which can be identified with behavioral tests that assess central auditory function. Objective: To characterize and compare the performance of children and adolescents with and without a history of traumatic brain injury in behavioral tests that assess central auditory processing. Method: The sample comprised 8- to 18-year-old individuals of both sexes who suffered moderate or severe closed traumatic brain injury 3 to 24 months before their participation in the study and whose hearing thresholds were normal. These individuals were matched for sex and age with other subjects without a history of traumatic brain injury and submitted to behavioral assessment of the central auditory processing with special tests to assess hearing skills (namely, auditory closure, figure-ground, and temporal processing), selected according to their chronological age and response-ability. Results: The study group performed statistically worse than the comparison group in auditory closure, figure-ground in verbal dichotic listening, and temporal ordering. The central auditory processing tests with abnormal results in the comparison group were different from those in the study group. Conclusion: Central auditory processing disorders were identified in all subjects of the study group, especially involving auditory closure and temporal processing skills, in comparison with subjects without a history of traumatic brain injury.

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Cad. Bras. Ter. Ocup ; 30: e3038, 2022. tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS-Express | LILACS, INDEXPSI | ID: biblio-1364620

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Resumo Objetivo Averiguar a ocorrência e o tipo de hipersensibilidade auditiva em crianças com sinais clínicos de Transtorno do Espectro do Autismo por meio do relato dos pais no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19. Método Trata-se de um estudo transversal e descritivo, composto por pais de 11 crianças com sinais clínicos de risco para Transtorno do Espectro do Autismo. As crianças eram de ambos os sexos, com média de 44,8 meses de idade. Os pais responderam, por meio de contato telefônico, a um questionário, previamente validado, sobre comportamentos de hipersensibilidade auditiva de seus filhos. Foi considerado como sinalizador de hipersensibilidade a pontuação igual ou superior a oito pontos no escore geral. Resultados 63,6% das crianças apresentaram resultado indicativo de hipersensibilidade e 54,5% obtiveram pontuação máxima nas questões relacionadas à irritabilidade a sons específicos. Os sons citados como geradores de irritabilidade foram: palmas, fogos, gritos, ferramentas de construção, canto e toque de celular. Conclusão Constatou-se ocorrência de hipersensibilidade auditiva, especialmente relacionada à irritabilidade, o que sugere relação com o sistema límbico e, portanto, pode remeter à misofonia. Assim, torna-se importante a equipe multidisciplinar atentar-se à ocorrência e a características de hipersensibilidade dessa população, a fim de maximizar condições favoráveis à reabilitação.


Abstract Objective To investigate the occurrence and type of auditory hypersensitivity in children with clinical signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder through parents' reports in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study, composed of parents of 11 children with clinical signs of risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder. The children were of both sexes, with a mean age of 44.8 months. Parents answered a previously validated questionnaire about their children's auditory hypersensitivity behaviors by telephone. A score equal to or greater than eight points in the general score was considered as a sign of hypersensitivity. Results 63.6% of the children presented results indicative of hypersensitivity and 54.5% obtained maximum scores on questions related to irritability to specific sounds. The sounds cited as generating irritability were: clapping, fireworks, shouting, construction tools, singing and cell phone ringtones. Conclusion Auditory hypersensitivity was observed, especially related to irritability, which suggests a relationship with the limbic system and, therefore, may refer to misophonia. Thus, it is important for the multidisciplinary team to pay attention to the occurrence and characteristics of hypersensitivity in this population, in order to maximize favorable conditions for rehabilitation.

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CoDAS ; 34(3): e20200207, 2022. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1356162

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RESUMO Objetivo Verificar a confiabilidade teste-reteste do Masking Level Difference em estudantes universitárias normo-ouvintes. Método Estudo prospectivo descritivo com 78 adultos jovens do gênero feminino sem queixas auditivas, submetidas à versão, em compact disc, do Masking Level Difference da Auditec of Saint Louis. O Masking Level Difference foi determinado por meio da diferença entre as relações sinal-ruído nos limiares auditivos encontrados nas condições antifásica e homofásica. O teste foi aplicado pelo mesmo examinador em dois momentos (teste e reteste) com intervalo de sete a 14 dias entre eles. A análise estatística inferencial incluiu comparação das situações teste e reteste por meio do teste t de Student para amostras pareadas, cálculo do coeficiente de correlação intraclasse e dos intervalos de confiança de 95% para as relações sinal/ruído nos limiares auditivos nas condições antifásica e homofásica e para o cálculo do Masking Level Difference. Resultados A média da relação sinal-ruído no limiar auditivo na condição homofásica foi -12,59 dB e -12,46 dB nas situações teste e reteste, respectivamente, e -21,54 dB e -21,08 dB na condição antifásica. A média do Masking Level Difference foi 8,95 dB no teste e 8,74 dB no reteste. Os coeficientes de correlação intraclasse obtidos foram 0,436, 0,625 e 0,577 para as condições homofásica, antifásica e Masking Level Difference, respectivamente. Conclusão O teste Masking Level Difference mostrou grau moderado de confiabilidade teste-reteste em estudantes universitárias normo-ouvintes.


ABSTRACT Purpose To verify the test-retest reliability of the Masking Level Difference in normal hearing female university students. Methods Prospective descriptive study with 78 young female adults without hearing complaints, submitted to the compact disc version of the Masking Level Difference by Auditec of Saint Louis. The threshold was determined by the difference between signal-to-noise ratios at hearing thresholds found in the antiphasic and homophasic conditions. The test was applied by the same examiner in two moments (test and retest) with an interval of seven to 14 days between them. Inferential statistical analysis included comparison of test and retest situations using Student's t test for paired samples, calculation of the intraclass correlation coefficient and calculation of 95% confidence intervals for signal-to-noise ratios at hearing thresholds found in the antiphasic and homophasic conditions and for masking level difference. Results The average signal-to-noise ratio at hearing threshold ​​in the homophasic condition was -12.59 dB and -12.46 dB in the Test and Retest situations, respectively, and -21.54 dB and -21.08 dB in the antiphasic condition. The average value ​​in the final Masking Level Difference result was 8.95 dB in the Test and 8.74 dB in the Retest. Intraclass correlation coefficient values ​​obtained were 0.436, 0.625 and 0.577 for homophasic, antiphasic and Masking Level Difference conditions, respectively. Conclusion The Masking Level Difference showed moderate test-retest reliability in normal hearing adults female university students.

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CoDAS ; 34(4): e20210116, 2022. tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1356169

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RESUMO Objetivo Caracterizar os parâmetros de aquisição, análise e resultados do exame Frequency Following Response (FFR) em usuários de implante coclear. Estratégia de pesquisa As buscas foram realizadas nas bases Cochrane Library, Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Ovid Technologies, PubMed, SciELO, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Web of Science e na literatura cinzenta. Critérios de seleção Foram incluídos estudos sobre o FFR em usuários de implante coclear ou que os comparassem à indivíduos com audição normal, sem restrição de idade. Foram excluídos estudos secundários e experimentais. Não houve restrição de idioma e ano de publicação. Análise dos dados Os dados foram analisados e redigidos de acordo com as etapas do Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyse (PRISMA) 2020. Para análise da qualidade metodológica foi utilizado o instrumento Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross Sectional Studies. As divergências foram resolvidas por um terceiro pesquisador. Resultados Seis estudos atenderam aos critérios de inclusão. Apenas um estudo foi do tipo comparativo com grupo controle de indivíduos com audição normal. As variações nos parâmetros de aquisição foram comuns e as análises predominaram no domínio do tempo. Usuários de implante coclear apresentaram diferenças nos resultados do FFR quando comparados a indivíduos com audição normal, considerando a literatura existente. A maioria dos artigos teve baixa qualidade metodológica. Conclusão Não existe padronização de um protocolo de aquisição e análise para o FFR em usuários de implante coclear. Os resultados são de alto risco de viés.


ABSTRACT Purpose To characterize the acquisition parameters, analysis, and results of the frequency-following response (FFR) in cochlear implant users. Research strategies The search was conducted in Cochrane Library, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), Ovid Technologies, PubMed, SciELO, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Web of Science, and gray literature. Selection criteria Studies on FFR in cochlear implant users or that compared them with normal-hearing people, with no restriction of age, were included. Secondary and experimental studies were excluded. There was no restriction of language or year of publication. Data analysis The data were analyzed and reported according to the stages in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), 2020. The methodological quality was analyzed with the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies. Divergences were solved by a third researcher. Results Six studies met the inclusion criteria. Only one study was comparative, whose control group comprised normal-hearing people. The variations in acquisition parameters were common and the analysis predominantly approached the time domain. Cochlear implant users had different FFR results from those of normal-hearing people, considering the existing literature. Most articles had low methodological quality. Conclusion There is no standardized FFR acquisition and analysis protocol for cochlear implant users. The results have a high risk of bias.

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Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992) ; 67(1): 156-162, Jan. 2021. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1287783

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SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To verify the scientific evidence on the association between Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Central Auditory Processing Disorder in children, aiming to answer the following research question: What is the association between Autistic Spectrum and Alteration of Auditory Processing in Children? METHODS: Studies were chosen through the combination based on the Medical Subject Heading Terms (MeSH): [(auditory processing) and (children) and (autism) and (neurological disorders)]. The MEDLINE (PubMed), LILACS, and SciELO databases were used. The analyzed papers covered a ten-year period, from 2010 to 2020. We selected descriptive, cross-sectional, cohort, and case studies. We evaluated the quality of the papers, which had a minimum score of six in the modified scale of the literature. RESULTS: 126 papers were retrieved after the exclusion phase, and 17 of them followed the inclusion criteria. Only two papers answered the guiding question with audiological results. CONCLUSIONS: Patients diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder may have disturbance central auditory processing, considering that changes were found both in absolute and interpeak latencies in the brainstem evoked response audiometry, as well as in latency and laterality of the N1c wave amplitude. In addition, there were changes in the assessment behavioral auditory processing. Thus, disturbance central auditory processing is common in children with autistic spectrum disorder.


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Humans , Child , Autistic Disorder , Autism Spectrum Disorder , Auditory Perception , Cross-Sectional Studies , Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
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Clinics ; 76: e2085, 2021. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1153963

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OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a binaural auditory training program with vocal duets by comparing skills through outcomes from behavioral and electrophysiological assessment instruments at three moments: before the intervention, moment one (M1); immediately after training, moment two (M2); and 3 months after, moment three (M3). METHODS: This interventional, longitudinal, prospective, and uncontrolled study was approved by our Research Ethics Committee. Binaural auditory training with vocal duets (ATVD) was applied in 10 adults with normal audiometric thresholds and auditory processing disorders. ATVD used four different vocals of a public domain song sung in a cappella as stimuli. Participants were asked to register any perceived difference in frequency for each syllable of the song during 30-minute sessions twice a week. The number of sessions required ranged from 12 (6 hours) to 20 (10 hours). RESULTS: Regarding behavioral tests, the dichotic consonant-vowel test showed significant evidence of an improved advantage in the left ear (LE) in the non-forced condition and a significant reduction in the number of errors at M2 and M3 in the forced left condition. The speech-in-noise test and frequency pattern test showed a significant reduction in impaired results at M2 and M3. Electrophysiological results showed a significant increase in the LE amplitude in the P3 long-latency auditory evoked potentials test, as well as a decrease in the auditory brainstem response test (III-V and I-V inter-peak latencies in the right ear and wave I and I-III inter-peak latencies in LE). CONCLUSION: The effectiveness of ATVD was evidenced, and the results were maintained after 3 months.


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Humans , Adult , Auditory Perceptual Disorders , Evoked Potentials, Auditory , Speech , Acoustic Stimulation , Prospective Studies , Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem , Noise
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Rev. CEFAC ; 23(3): e11720, 2021. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1287873

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ABSTRACT Purpose: to assess the literature about the accuracy of screening instruments for identifying the Central Auditory Processing Disorders (CAPD). Methods: search strategies were performed in the following databases: CINAHL, LILACS, PubMed /MEDLINE, Scopus, Speechbite and Web of Science. A search was also carried out in the grey literature. Four independent reviewers selected the included articles using a two-phase process based on the eligibility criteria. Two reviewers independently collected the required information from the included articles. The diagnostic methods were minimal batteries of behavioral tests to assess auditory processing skills. Results: from 1,366 articles found on all databases, after analysis of title and abstract, 36 were selected for the next phase, when 5 articles were finally included. It was found that the studies included were related to five instruments applied in children. The specificity was higher than 70%, but just the Mottier test and Screening Test for Auditory Processing (STAP), and Screening Checklist for Auditory Processing (SCAP) showed sensibility higher than 70%. Conclusion: Mottier was the most accurate CAPD screening test. There was no homogeneity in the presentation of the pass/fail criterion, or in the gold reference test used to establish the presence of CAPD.


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Humans , Auditory Perceptual Disorders/diagnosis , Mass Screening , Reproducibility of Results
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Distúrb. comun ; 32(4): 638-648, dez. 2020. tab, ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1399019

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Introdução: Nas situações da vida diária, frequentemente, é necessário reconhecer a fala em ambientes com ruído competitivo, sendo que dificuldades neste reconhecimento é uma queixa comum de pessoas com transtornos do processamento auditivo central (TPAC). O Teste de Dígitos no Ruído (TDR), desenvolvido para triagem de perdas auditivas em adultos e idosos, apresenta vantagens que o tornam promissor para triagem em crianças com TPAC. Objetivo: Verificar o desempenho de crianças com TPAC no TDR baseado em software para o Português brasileiro. Método: A amostra de conveniência foi constituída por 31 crianças (8-12 anos), sendo 23 com TPAC, alocadas no G1, e oito sem o transtorno, que compuseram o G2. Todas realizaram avaliação audiológica básica, timpanometria, reconhecimento numérico visual e aleatório, aplicação do TDR e avaliação comportamental do processamento auditivo central (PAC) para determinar presença ou não do TPAC. Na análise foi utilizado Teste de Mann-Whitney no comparativo entre G1 e G2 e correlação de Sperman entre os testes de PAC e a média da relação S/R (RSR) do TDR. Resultados: G1 e G2 apresentaram desempenhos significativamente diferentes nos testes fala filtrada (orelha direita), dicótico de dígitos (orelha esquerda), fusão binaural e gaps-in-noise de ambas as orelhas e no teste de padrões de frequência. A média da relação sinal/ruído (RSR) do TDR foi de -7,29 dB (dp ± 4,76) nos sujeitos do G1 e de -8,42 dB (dp ± 2,93) no G2. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre G1 e G2 no comparativo das médias de RSR final (p = 0,227). Não foi evidenciada correlação na maior parte dos testes de PAC e o TDR, exceto correlação negativa no FBOE e DDIOD. Conclusão: O desempenho das crianças com TPAC é similar ao de crianças sem TPAC no teste de dígitos no ruído em Português Brasileiro.


Speech recognition on noise is an auditory processing skill, important for children in contexts with competitive noise and reverberation and can test their functional capacity. The Digits-in-Noise (DIN) Test, developed for hearing screening in adults and the elderly, has advantages that make it promising for screening children with central auditory processing disorders (CAPD). Objective: Verify the performance of children with central auditory processing disorder in a software-based DIN Test for Brazilian Portuguese. Methods: The convenience sample comprised 31 children (8 to 12 years), 23 with CAPD placed in G1, and eight without the disorder that composed G2. All children underwent basic audiological assessment and tympanometry, visual and random numerical recognition, use of DIN and auditory processing behavioral assessment to determine the presence or absence of APD. We used the Mann-Whitney test to compare G1 and G2. Results: G1 and G2 presented different performances in the filtered speech (right ear), dichotic digits (left ear), binaural fusion and gaps-in-noise tests of both ears and in the frequency pattern test. We observed that the average DIN signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) was -7.29 dB (SD ± 4.76) in G1 subjects, and -8.42 dB (SD ± 2.93) in G2 subjects. There was no statistically significant difference between G1 and G2 in comparison of average final SNR (p = 0.227). Conclusion: Considering the average values of the final SNR, we found that the children's performance in the DIN test was similar between both groups.


Introducción: Reconocimiento de habla en ruido es una habilidad del procesamiento auditivo, importante para chicos en contextos con ruido competitivo y reverberación, y puede ser evaluada para determinar su capacidad funcional. La Prueba de Dígitos en Ruido (PDR), desarrollada para detectar pérdida de audición en adultos y ancianos, presentado ventajas que lo hacen prometedor para detección en niños con trastorno del procesamiento auditivo central (TPAC). Objetivo: Verificar el rendimiento de niños conTPAC en PDR basado en software en portugués brasileño. Metodos: La muestra de conveniencia consistió en 31 niños entre 8-12 año, 23 chicos con TPAC, asignado en G1, y ocho sin trastorno, que componen G2. Todos realizaron evaluación audiológica básica, timpanometría, reconocimiento numérico visual y aleatorio, aplicación del PDR y evaluación comportamental del procesamiento auditivo, aplicación del PDR e del comportamiento del procesamiento auditivo para determinar la presencia o ausencia de TPAC. Se utilizó la prueba de Mann-Whitney para análisis entre G1 y G2. Resultados: G1 y G2 presentaron diferentes rendimientos en pruebas de habla filtrada (oído derecho), dígitos dicóticos (oído izquierdo), fusión binaural y gaps-in-noise en ambos oídos y en la prueba del patrón de frecuencia. La Relación Señal/Ruido (S/R) del PDR fue -7.29 dB (sd ± 4.76) en chicos del G1 y -8.42 dB (sd ± 2.93) en G2. No hubo diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre G1 y G2 al comparar las medias finales de RSR (p = 0.227). Conclusión: Teniendo en cuenta valores de la media S/R final, hubo similitud de rendimiento en PDR en ambos grupos.


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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Audiometry, Speech/methods , Auditory Perceptual Disorders , Hearing Tests , Mass Screening , Cross-Sectional Studies , Prospective Studies , Hearing , Noise
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Rev. CEFAC ; 22(1): e13718, 2020. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1091915

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ABSTRACT Purpose: to generate reference values for different behavioral central auditory processing (CAP) tests in normally hearing adults, with age stratification, as well as to compare the results, according to the presence or absence of CAP disorder (CAPD). Methods: the study sample consisted of 94 adults with normal auditory thresholds, with at least 11 years of schooling, who were divided into two groups, according to the performance in the Dichotic Sentences Identification Test (DSI), Masking Level Difference (MLD), Random Gap Detection Test (RGDT), Adapted Time-Compressed Speech (ATCS) and Duration and Frequency Pattern Tests (DPT/FPT).The 64 subjects who presented normality in all the tests formed the G1 group and the 30 subjects who presented alteration in at least one of them, originated the G2 group. To accomplish the analysis it was used the Mann-Whitney U Test. In all analyzes, the significance level was 5% (p≤0.05). Results: the sum of the two standard deviations for the mean performance of G1 yielded reference values for the different tests addressed. When G1 and G2 groups were compared, G1 presented better results, this being significant in the DSI (left ear), MLD, RGDT, DPT and FPT tests, for the group aged between 18 and 29 years and, DSI (right ear), RGDT and ATCS (right ear), for the group from 30 to 58 years. Conclusion: it was possible to generate reference values for different behavioral tests of CAP in normally hearing adults, as well as to verify a better performance for the group with no CAPD.


RESUMO Objetivos: gerar valores de referência para diferentes testes comportamentais de processamento auditivo central (PAC) em adultos normo-ouvintes, com estratificação de faixa etária, assim como, comparar os resultados segundo a variável presença ou ausência de transtorno do PAC(TPAC). Métodos: a casuística foi composta por 94 adultos normo-ouvintes, com pelo menos 11 anos de escolaridade, os quais foram distribuídos em dois grupos, conforme o desempenho nos testes de Identificação de Sentenças Dicóticas(DSI), Masking Level Difference(MLD), Randon Gap Detection Test(RGDT), Fala Comprimida Adaptado(FCA) e Testes de Padrão de Duração e Frequência(TPD/TPF). Os 64 sujeitos que apresentaram normalidade em todos os testes formaram o G1 e os 30 sujeitos com alteração em pelo menos um deles originaram o G2. Foi realizada uma descrição com valores de média, desvio padrão (DP), mínima, máxima e intervalo de confiança. Posteriormente, foi utilizado o teste não paramétrico de comparação entre variáveis U de Mann-Whitney. Em todas as análises foi considerado nível de significância de 5% (p≤0,05). Resultados: o somatório de dois desvios padrões ao desempenho médio do G1, originou valores de referência para os diferentes testes abordados. Quando comparados os grupos G1 e G2, o G1 apresentou melhores resultados, sendo esta significante nos testes DSI(orelha esquerda), MLD,RGDT,TPD e TPF para a faixa etária entre 18 e 29 anos e, DSI(orelha esquerda), RGDT e FCA(orelha direita) na faixa etária de 30 a 58 anos. Conclusão: foi possível gerar valores de referência para diferentes testes comportamentais de PAC, em adultos normo-ouvintes, assim como, constatar um melhor desempenho para o grupo com ausência de TPAC.

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Rev. CEFAC ; 22(3): e0520, 2020. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1136470

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ABSTRACT Purpose: 1) to verify the intervention effects of an informal auditory training program to stimulate auditory abilities for sound localization and sequential memory for verbal and non-verbal sounds, at school environment in a group of preschoolers; 2) to investigate the influence of the gender and age variables on the result of the Simplified Auditory Processing Test (test and retest). Methods: a prospective, analytical and intervention study developed at a Municipal School of Early Childhood Education. Fifty-one preschool children of both genders, aged between 4 and 6 years, participated in this study. To evaluate the intervention effects of the informal auditory training program, pre-and post-intervention procedures were performed, that is: meatoscopy, tympanometry and Simplified Auditory Processing Test. Appropriate statistical tests were applied, by adopting the 5% (0.05) significance level. Results: the comparison of the preschoolers' performance on the test and retest showed a significant improvement in all auditory abilities assessed. Preschoolers showed a better performance in sound localization ability and a worse performance for sequential memory of nonverbal sounds ability, for both test and retest. Conclusion: in this population, the informal auditory training program showed to be effective and the age variable influenced the result of the Simplified Auditory Processing Test.


RESUMO Objetivo: 1) verificar os efeitos da intervenção de um programa de treinamento auditivo informal para estimulação das habilidades auditivas de localização sonora e de memória sequencial de sons verbais e não verbais, no ambiente escolar, em um grupo de pré-escolares; 2) investigar a influência das variáveis sexo e idade no resultado da avaliação simplificada do processamento auditivo (teste e reteste). Métodos: estudo prospectivo, analítico e intervencional, desenvolvido em uma Escola Municipal de Educação Infantil. Participaram 51 pré-escolares do sexo masculino e feminino, entre 4 e 6 anos. Para avaliar os efeitos da intervenção do programa de treinamento auditivo informal foram realizados os procedimentos, pré e pós-intervenção: meatoscopia, timpanometria e avaliação simplificada do processamento auditivo central. Foram aplicados os testes estatísticos propriados adotando-se o nível de significância menor que 0,05. Resultados: a comparação do desempenho dos pré-escolares no teste e reteste, evidenciou uma melhora significante em todas as habilidades auditivas avaliadas. Os pré-escolares apresentaram melhor desempenho na habilidade de localização sonora e pior desempenho para a memória sequencial de sons não verbais, em ambos teste e reteste. Conclusão: nesta população, o programa de treinamento auditivo informal se mostrou efetivo e a variável idade influenciou o resultado da avaliação simplificada do processamento auditivo.

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Distúrb. comun ; 31(4): 538-548, dez., 2019. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1391957

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Introdução: O zumbido juntamente com a perda auditiva, é uma percepção acústica anormal que pode levar a uma desorganização no Sistema Nervoso Auditivo Central. Por isso sujeitos portadores são suscetíveis ao Transtorno do Processamento Auditivo Central. O Treinamento Auditivo, baseado nos conceitos de neuroplasticidade pode auxiliar na redução do incômodo com o zumbido, por objetivar sincronia na via auditiva. Objetivo: Estimar os efeitos do Treinamento Auditivo Acusticamente Controlado Computadorizado na redução do incômodo com o zumbido e nas alterações das habilidades auditivas em idosos com perda auditiva usuários de próteses auditivas. Material e Método: Estudo transversal quantitativo e qualitativo, no qual foram reabilitados cinco idosos com zumbido, alteração em pelo menos uma habilidade auditiva e perda auditiva. Foram realizadas avaliações pré e pós intervenção, sendo elas: anamnese e avaliação audiológica básica, aplicação do questionário Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, testes comportamentais do processamento auditivo e avaliação eletrofisiológica. Realizou-se o tratamento com o software Escuta Ativa, em 16 sessões de em média 30 minutos cada. Resultados: Houve diferença estatisticamente significante em relação aos valores pré e pós tratamento no questionário Tinnitus Handicap Inventory e nos testes comportamentais. Não houve mudanças eletrofisiológicas pré e pós tratamento. Conclusão: Foi possível avaliar os efeitos do Treinamento Auditivo Acusticamente Controlado Computadorizado na redução do incômodo com o zumbido, por meio do questionário escolhido.


Auditory Nervous System. Subjects with hearing loss are susceptible to Auditory Processing Disorder, as by sensory deprivation also disorganize the Central Auditory Nervous System. Auditory Training can help in reducing the annoyance with tinnitus, by objectifying synchrony in the auditory pathway. Objective: To estimate the effects of Computerized Auditory Training on the reduction of annoyance with tinnitus and changes in auditory abilities in elderly people with hearing loss and hearing aids users. Material and Method: A quantitative and qualitative cross-sectional study in which five elderly people with tinnitus were rehabilitated with difficulty at least in one auditory ability and hearing loss. Evaluations Pre and PostAuditory Training were performed, such as: anamnesis and basic audiological evaluation, application of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, behavioral auditory processing tests and electrophysiological evaluation. The treatment was performed with Escuta Ativa software, in 16 sessions with approximately 30 minutes each one. Results: There was a statistically significant difference in relation to the pre and post treatment values in the Tinnitus Handicap questionnaire and Behavioral auditory processing tests. There were no pre and post treatment electrophysiological changes. Conclusion: It was possible to evaluate the effects of the Computerized Auditory Training in the reduction of annoyance with tinnitus, through the chosen questionnaire applied pre and post-intervention. Furthermore, some behavioral auditory abilities also.


Introducción: El zumbido junto con la pérdida auditiva, es una percepción acústica anormal que puede conducir a una desorganización en el Sistema Nervioso Auditivo Central. Por eso sujetos portadores son susceptibles al Trastorno del Procesamiento Auditivo Central. El Entrenamiento Auditivo, basado en los conceptos de neuroplasticidad puede auxiliar en la reducción de la incomodidad con el zumbido, por objetivar la sincronía en la vía auditiva. Objetivo: Estimar los efectos del Entrenamiento Auditivo Acústicamente Controlado Ordenado en la reducción de la incomodidad con el zumbido y los cambios de las habilidades auditivas en ancianos con pérdida auditiva usuarios de prótesis auditivas. Material y método: Estudio transversal cuantitativo y cualitativo, en el cual fueron rehabilitados cinco ancianos con zumbido, alteración en por lo menos una habilidad auditiva y pérdida auditiva. Se realizaron evaluaciones pre y post intervención, siendo ellas: anamnesis y evaluación audiológica básica, aplicación del cuestionario Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, pruebas conductuales del procesamiento auditivo y evaluación electrofisiológica. Se realizó el tratamiento con el software Escucha Activa, en 16 sesiones de en promedio 30 minutos cada una. Resultados: Hubo diferencia estadísticamente significativa en relación a los valores pre y post tratamiento en el cuestionario Tinnitus Handicap Inventory y en las pruebas de comportamiento. No hubo cambios electrofisiológicos pre y post tratamiento. Conclusión: Fue posible evaluar los efectos del Entrenamiento Auditivo Acusticamente Controlado Computadorizado en la reducción de la incomodidad con el zumbido, por medio del cuestionario escogido aplicado pre y post-intervención. Además, algunas habilidades auditivas de comportamiento también mejoraron con dicha intervención. Sólo no fue posible observar cambios electrofisiológicos en el Potencial Evocado Auditivo Larga Latencia.


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Humans , Male , Female , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Auditory Perceptual Disorders , Tinnitus , Aged , Hearing Loss , Neuronal Plasticity , Sensory Deprivation , Auditory Perception , Therapeutics
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Audiol., Commun. res ; 24: e1942, 2019. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1011374

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RESUMO Objetivo Analisar e correlacionar o desempenho auditivo na etapa de avaliação existente no software escolhido e respostas eletrofisiológicas pré e pós-treinamento auditivo computadorizado. Métodos Trata-se de um estudo longitudinal, comparativo, clínico e experimental, realizado após aprovação do comitê de ética. A amostra foi composta por sete crianças, com idade entre 7 anos e 8 anos e 11 meses, de ambos os gêneros, diagnosticadas com transtorno do processamento auditivo. A intervenção terapêutica foi baseada no treinamento com o software Escuta Ativa® e composta por 12 sessões, realizadas duas vezes por semana, com duração aproximada de 30 minutos cada. Analisou-se a pontuação nas etapas de avaliação existente no software escolhido e os achados da medida eletrofisiológica potencial evocado auditivo de longa latência, especificamente o componente P3, pré e pós-treinamento, por meio de estudo estatístico adequado. Resultados Dentre as três etapas de avaliação pelo software, não houve resultado estatisticamente significativo pós-treinamento. Quanto ao componente P3, 3 das 4 crianças com ausência do componente passaram a tê-lo, pós-intervenção terapêutica. Na busca de correlação entre resultados comportamentais e eletrofisiológicos, não houve significância estatística, em ambos os momentos de avaliação. Conclusão Não foi possível verificar diferença significativa entre os períodos pré e pós-treinamento, usando a etapa de avaliação do próprio software, mostrando necessidade de mais estudos de investigação para verificar a utilização desta ferramenta de avaliação em ambiente clínico. Percebeu-se efeito da plasticidade pós-treinamento, com o surgimento do componente P3 em algumas crianças. Não houve correlação entre as etapas de avaliação pelo software e a mensuração eletrofisiológica.


ABSTRACT Purpose Analyze and correlate the auditory performance in the evaluation stage in the chosen software and electrophysiological responses pre and post computer-based auditory training. Methods This is a longitudinal, comparative, clinical and experimental study, performed after the approval of the ethics committee. The sample consisted of seven children, aged 7 to 8 years and 11 months, from both genders, diagnosed with auditory processing disorder. The therapeutic intervention was based on the training with the Escuta Ativa® software and composed of 12 sessions, perforned twice a week, lasting approximately 30 minutes each. The score in the evaluation stage in the chosen software and the findings of the electrophysiological measurement on Long-Latency Potential Evoked Auditory, specifically P3 component, pre and post-training, were analyzed through an adequate statistical study. Results Among the three stages of the evaluation by the software, there was no statistically significant post-training result. As for the P3 component, 3 out of the 4 children started to have it post-intervention therapy. In the search for correlation between behavioral and electrophysiological results, there was no statistical significance in either moments of the evaluation. Conclusion It was not possible to verify a significant difference between the pre and post-training periods in the evaluation stage of the software itself, showing the need for further studies to verify the use of this evaluation tool in a clinical setting. An effect of post-training plasticity with the appearance of P3 component was noted in some children. There was no correlation between the evaluation steps by the software and the electrophysiological measurement.


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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Auditory Perception , Auditory Perceptual Disorders/therapy , Event-Related Potentials, P300 , Evoked Potentials, Auditory , Brazil , Longitudinal Studies
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Rev. Fac. Med. (Bogotá) ; 66(3): 499-503, jul.-set. 2018. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-976983

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Resumen Introducción. El trastorno fonológico es un déficit en la percepción, organización y producción fonológica del lenguaje. Los potenciales evocados auditivos de tronco cerebral identifican cambios electrofisiológicos generados en la vía auditiva, por tanto, el presente estudio pretende demostrar la utilidad de tales potenciales en la caracterización de los pacientes con trastornos fonológicos, permitiendo así evidenciar una alteración en la actividad bioeléctrica de la vía auditiva. Presentación del caso. Se presenta el caso de un menor con trastorno fonoaudiológico evaluado por medio de potenciales evocados auditivos de tronco cerebral, previa evaluación de la vía auditiva periférica excluyendo patologías adyacentes. El análisis de los resultados verifica que, en tiempo de transmisión del estímulo al recorrer la vía auditiva, se generó un aumento en las latencias absolutas de las ondas I, III y V, con aumento en las desviaciones estándar de la prueba. Conclusiones. Puede existir asociación entre el desarrollo fonológico y la actividad bioeléctrica de la vía auditiva, además, aumentando la muestra se podría generar una evaluación objetiva que valore algunas alteraciones del lenguaje en niños.


Abstract Introduction: Phonological disorder is a deficit in the perception, organization and phonological articulation of speech. Brainstem auditory evoked potentials identify electrophysiological changes generated in the auditory pathway. This study aims to demonstrate the usefulness of such potentials to characterize patients with phonological disorders and expose alterations in the bioelectric activity of the auditory pathway. Case presentation: This paper presents the case of a child with a phonological disorder evaluated using brainstem auditory evoked potentials, after evaluating the peripheral auditory pathway to rule out adjacent pathologies. The analysis of the results confirms that, during the transmission of the stimulus when crossing the auditory path, an increase was generated in the absolute latencies of waves I, III and V, with an increase an in the standard deviations of the test. Conclusions: An association between phonological development and bioelectric activity of the auditory pathway may exist. A larger sample could lead to an objective evaluation that assesses some language disorders in children.

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Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 76(5): 287-295, May 2018. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-950538

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ABSTRACT Auditory processing deficits are common in people with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and they often report difficulties in musical performance. Objective: We investigated whether NF1 could be associated with amusia as well as with some impairment of primary auditory cortex activity. Methods: Eighteen people with NF1 and 22 healthy volunteers, matched for age, sex and educational level, were evaluated with the Montreal Battery Evaluation of Amusia - short version. The integrity of cortical primary auditory processing areas was evaluated by evoked potential mismatch negativity. Results: Amusia was correlated with NF1 (p = 0.001, odds ratio = 42.0, confidence interval 4.5-39.6). Patients with NF1 exhibited a greater prevalence of amusia than healthy controls (67% vs. 4.5%) and difficulties in both melodic and temporal music perception. Worse performance on the Montreal Battery Evaluation of Amusia was correlated with a greater mismatch negativity latency in NF1 group. Conclusions: Amusia is a common feature in NF1 and may result from impairment of activity in primary auditory processing areas.


RESUMO Déficits de processamento auditivo são comuns em pessoas com neurofibromatose tipo 1 (NF1), que também se queixam frequentemente de dificuldades no desempenho musical. Objetivos: Nós investigamos se a NF1 poderia estar associada à amusia, assim como a algum comprometimento da atividade do córtex auditivo primário. Métodos: Dezoito pessoas com NF1 e 22 controles sem a doença, pareados por idade, sexo e nível educacional, foram avaliados por meio da versão reduzida da Bateria de Avaliação de Amusia de Montreal (MBEA). A integridade das áreas corticais primárias do processamento auditivo foi avaliada através do potencial evocado auditivo mismacth negativity (MMN). Resultados: A amusia correlacionou-se com a NF1 (p = 0,001, odds ratio = 42,0, intervalo de confiança 4,5-39,6). Os pacientes com NF1 apresentaram maior prevalência de amusia do que os controles saudáveis (67% vs. 4,5%) e dificuldades na percepção musical, tanto melódica quanto temporal. O desempenho pior na MBEA foi correlacionado com maiores latências do MMN no grupo NF1. Conclusões: A amusia é uma característica comum na NF1 e pode resultar do comprometimento da atividade de áreas de processamento auditivo primário.


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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Young Adult , Auditory Perceptual Disorders/etiology , Neurofibromatosis 1/complications , Evoked Potentials, Auditory/physiology , Music , Auditory Perceptual Disorders/diagnosis , Auditory Perceptual Disorders/physiopathology , Case-Control Studies , Cross-Sectional Studies , Neurofibromatosis 1/physiopathology , Electrophysiological Phenomena , Neuropsychological Tests
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CoDAS ; 30(5): e20170227, 2018. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-952877

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RESUMO Objetivo investigar a eficácia do treinamento auditivo nessa população, utilizando o software Programa de Escuta no Ruído (PER), que aborda, entre as habilidades de processamento auditivo, a escuta no ruído. Método participaram deste estudo 18 crianças com idades entre 8 e 10 anos, de ambos os gêneros. Todos os sujeitos participaram das seguintes etapas: avaliação pré-intervenção, intervenção constituída por treino placebo, reavaliação do processamento auditivo e treino auditivo e reavaliação pós-intervenção, de forma que o sujeito seja controle dele mesmo. Resultados não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre a avaliação pré-intervenção e a reavaliação do processamento auditivo pós-treino placebo, mas houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre as condições pré e pós-treinamento auditivo. Conclusão o presente estudo alcançou seu objetivo geral. O software PER se mostrou eficaz para o treinamento auditivo em escolares com transtorno do processamento auditivo e baixo desempenho escolar.


ABSTRACT Purpose Investigate the efficacy of auditory training in students with auditory processing disorders and poor school performance using the software Programa de Escuta no Ruído (PER), which addresses auditory processing skills, specifically listening in noise. Methods Eighteen children aged 8-10 years, of both genders, participated in this study. All individuals participated in the following stages: pre-intervention assessment, intervention (consisting of placebo training, re-evaluation of auditory processing, and auditory training), and post-intervention assessment, so that the same individual is self-control. Results No statistically significant difference was observed between the pre-intervention assessment and the post-training auditory processing re-evaluation of the placebo, but statistically significant difference was found between the pre- and post-auditory training conditions. Conclusion The present study achieved its general objective. The PER software proved to be effective for the auditory training of students with auditory processing disorders and poor school performance.


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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Auditory Perception/physiology , Auditory Perceptual Disorders/rehabilitation , Computer-Assisted Instruction , Academic Performance , Noise/adverse effects , Speech Intelligibility , Students , Acoustic Stimulation/methods , Learning
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Psicopedagogia ; 35(107): 129-141, abr. 2018. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-956035

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O transtorno do processamento auditivo central em escolares pode gerar inúmeros prejuízos em habilidades necessárias à aprendizagem escolar. É de grande importância que o professor seja esclarecido acerca das características das alterações nessas áreas e suas consequências no processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Sendo assim, o objetivo desta pesquisa foi verificar o conhecimento de professores sobre a relação entre processamento auditivo central e aprendizagem escolar, pré e pós-oficina de orientações fonoaudiológicas. Participaram da pesquisa 20 professores de 1º a 5º ano do ensino fundamental de 2 escolas, uma da rede pública e outra da rede privada do município de Caxias do Sul, que responderam a um questionário sobre a relação entre o processamento auditivo central e a aprendizagem escolar. Após, foi realizada uma oficina de orientações fonoaudiológicas com os participantes, e, em seguida, reaplicado o questionário para avalição da eficácia da intervenção. Os resultados indicaram melhora estatisticamente significante no conhecimento dos professores após a intervenção, porém, não houve diferença nos resultados na comparação entre os dois tipos de escola (pública e privada). Dessa forma, fica comprovada a eficácia deste tipo de abordagem e ressalta-se a importância do trabalho em conjunto do fonoaudiólogo com a escola, a fim de levar maiores esclarecimentos aos profissionais e buscar-se mais benefícios para o aluno.


The auditory processing disorder in students might generates countless losses on needful skills for adequate school learning. It is very important that the teacher be clarified about the characteristics of the changes in these areas and their consequences in the teaching-learning process. Therefore, the objective of this survey was to verify the knowledge of teachers about the relation between central auditory processing and school learning, before and after workshop of Speech therapist orientations. Twenty teachers from 1st to 5th grade of elementary school from two schools, one from the public network and the other from the private network of the city of Caxias do Sul, participated in the survey, which answered a questionnaire about the relation between central auditory processing and school learning. Afterwards, a Speech therapist counseling workshop was held with the participants, and then the questionnaire was reapplied to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. The results indicated a statistically significant improvement in the teachers' knowledge after the intervention, however, there was no difference in the results between the two types of school (public and private). In this way, the efficacy of this type of survey is proved, and the matter of the work of the Speech therapist with the school is emphasized, in order to bring greater clarification to the professionals and to seek more benefits for the student.

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Audiol., Commun. res ; 23: e1935, 2018. tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-983923

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RESUMO Objetivo Traduzir e adaptar o software Logiciel d'Écoute dans le Bruit - LEB, verificar sua efetividade e jogabilidade em um grupo de escolares sem queixas auditivas e/ou de aprendizagem. Métodos A efetividade foi investigada por meio da análise do desempenho de dois grupos pareados, antes e depois do treinamento, no teste de fala comprimida. O grupo treinado (GT), constituído por 22 escolares, entre 9 a 10 anos de idade, recebeu treinamento com o software e o grupo controle (GC), composto por 20 escolares da mesma faixa etária, não recebeu nenhum tipo de estimulação. Após o treinamento, os sujeitos do GT responderam a uma avaliação qualitativa sobre o software. Resultados Os comandos foram compreendidos e executados com facilidade e eficácia. O questionário revelou que o LEB foi bem aceito e estimulante, proporcionando novos aprendizados. O GT apresentou evoluções significativas, em comparação ao GC. Conclusão O êxito na tradução, adaptação e jogabilidade do software fica evidenciado pelas mudanças observadas na habilidade de fechamento auditivo, sugerindo sua efetividade para treinamento da percepção da fala no ruído.


ABSTRACT Purpose To translate and to adapt the software "LEB", verify its effectiveness and playability in a group of students without hearing and / or learning complaints. Methods (I) Effectiveness was investigated by analyzing the performance of two paired groups before and after training in the compressed speech test. The trained group (TG), composed by 22 students aged 9 to 10 years old, received training with the software and the control group (CG), composed by 20 students of the same age, did not receive any type of stimulation; (II) after the training, the subjects of the TG responded to a qualitative evaluation about the software. Results The commands were understood and executed easily and effectively. The questionnaire revealed that LEB was well accepted and stimulating, providing new learning. The GT presented significant evolutions in comparison to the control group. Conclusions The success in the software's translation, adaptation and gameplay process is evidenced by the observed changes in the auditory closure ability, suggesting its effectiveness for training speech perception in the noise.


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Humans , Auditory Perceptual Disorders , Speech Perception , Speech Recognition Software , Noise/adverse effects , Acoustic Stimulation
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