ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO SPEECH STIMULI IN CHILDREN WITH OTITIS MEDIA
Journal Title: Journal of Hearing Science - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: Otitis media in childhood may result in changes in auditory information processing and speech perception. Once a failure in decoding information has been detected, an evaluation can be performed by auditory evoked potential as FFR. Material and Methods: 60 children and adolescents aged 8 to 14 years were included in the study. The subjects were assigned into two groups: a control group (CG) consisted of 30 typically developing children with normal hearing; and an experimental group (EG) of 30 children, also with normal hearing at the time of assessment, but who had a history of secretory otitis media in their first 6 years of life and who had under¬gone myringotomy with placement of bilateral ventilation tubes. Each group was sub-divided into two age subgroups: 8–10 and 11–14 years. All children completed audiological evaluation (audiometry, speech audiometry, and immitance audiometry) and electrophysiological assessment. Results: The subjects who participated in the study presented behavioral thresholds and click-ABR within normal limits (p > 0.05). No dif¬ferences were observed in the FFR responses from different age groups (8–10 years and 11–14 years). Significant differences in FFR were ob¬served in the latency values (p < 0.05) when compared to control group, although amplitude values did not show significant differences be¬tween groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Children suffering from secretory otitis media in their first 6 years of life and who have undergone myringotomy for bilateral ventilation tube placement exhibit changes in their electrophysiological responses to speech.
Authors and Affiliations
Milaine Dominici Sanfins, Leticia Reis Borges, Caroline Donadon, Stavros Hatzopoulos, Piotr H. Skarzynski, Maria Francisca Colella-Santos
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