Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials in infants aged 1 to 24 months during a hearing health care service
Clinics
;
75: e1579, 2020. tab, graf
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-1133478
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Assessing infants' hearing is of utmost importance, as hearing at this phase is required for the development of oral language. Through hearing, human beings are capable of developing communication. The Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials are an indispensable test to diagnose deafness in infants. This study aimed to analyze the results of the Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials in children with risk factors for hearing loss.METHODS:
This cross-sectional study analyzed the Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials in 123 infants aged 1 to 24 months at a hearing health care service. The Vivosonic Integrity V500 equipment, which enabled the child to be awake while the testing was carried out, was used in this study. The data were compared by gestational age and sex, according to the standards suggested in the equipment handbook.RESULTS:
A significant difference was verified for age ranges 4 to 6 months, 13 to 15 months (waves I and V), and 7 to 9 months (wave V). The lower values in absolute wave latencies were comparable to data from the equipment handbook, justifying the need for standardization of the screening process.CONCLUSION:
There are some differences between the standards in the equipment handbook and those observed in our study. These results will serve as a reference for the standardization of the equipment used in the hearing health care service.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
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Hearing Loss
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinics
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Tuiuti do Parana/BR
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