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Configuração audiométrica descendente: médias tonais, percepção de fala e desvantagem auditiva

Audiol., Commun. res; 27 (), 2022
RESUMO Objetivo Verificar a correlação das diferentes médias tonais (tritonal, quadritonal e octonal) com o Índice Percentual de Reconhecimento de Fala e com a desvantagem auditiva. Métodos Participaram do estudo 56 sujeitos, distribuídos em dois grupos, com configuração audiométrica descenden...

Evaluación de un programa piloto para trabajar habilidades narrativas en niños con hipoacusia usuarios de ayudas auditivas

El Discurso Narrativo (DN) es una unidad lingüística compleja utilizada en ciertos contextos y que refleja la organización del pensamiento. La evidencia científica muestra que la población sorda, usuaria de ayudas auditivas, presenta dificultades en los diferentes niveles del lenguaje, tanto expresi...

Applicability of the real ear measurement for audiological intervention of tinnitus

Abstract Introduction Tinnitus is present in a large part of chronic health complaints, and it is considered a public health problem injurious to the individual's quality of life. Considering the increase of the world population associated with an increase of life expectancy, tinnitus remains a cause fo...

Correlación del umbral de potencial evocado auditivo de tronco cerebral con el umbral de potencial evocado auditivo de estado estable en pacientes hipoacúsicos

RESUMEN Introducción: El avance de los dispositivos de ayuda auditiva han ocasionado a su vez el desarrollo de las técnicas electrofisiológicas destinadas al diagnóstico de la sordera. Objetivo: Comparar los umbrales del potencial evocado auditivo de tronco cerebral (PEATC) y del potencial evocado ...

Quality of life of children with poor school performance: association with hearing abilities and behavioral issues

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to investigate the quality of life of children with poor school performance and its association with behavioral aspects and hearing abilities. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study, developed in a town in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, investigat...

Mobilidade urbana ativa de adultos com perda auditiva e a percepção sobre o ambiente: um estudo multicêntrico

Resumo: O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar a associação entre perda auditiva e mobilidade urbana ativa (a pé e/ou de bicicleta), segundo a percepção sobre o ambiente em adultos de três capitais brasileiras. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com 2.350 adultos (18-59 anos) residentes das cidades de ...

Hearing Loss in Acromegaly - A Review

Abstract Introduction Acromegaly is a chronic disease caused by growth hormone (GH) excess due to a GH-secreting pituitary adenoma in most cases. There is reasonable data to presume the possible influence of chronic GH and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) hyperproduction on the anatomical structure...

Audiometric evaluation in individuals with mucopolysaccharidosis

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: To characterize the audiometric evaluation and acoustic immittance measures in different types of mucopolysaccharidosis. METHOD: Fifty-three mucopolysaccharidosis patients were evaluated. The classification consisted of type I (Hurler syndrome, Hurler-Scheie and Scheie syndrome), type II (Hu...

Hearing thresholds in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis: baseline audiogram configurations and associations

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To use baseline audiogram parameters in order to ascertain whether drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) has effects on hearing, as well as to describe the configurations of the audiograms and to determine whether there are parameters that can be associated with those configurations. ...

Assessment of hearing threshold in adults with hearing loss using an automated system of cortical auditory evoked potential detection

Abstract Introduction: The use of hearing aids by individuals with hearing loss brings a better quality of life. Access to and benefit from these devices may be compromised in patients who present difficulties or limitations in traditional behavioral audiological evaluation, such as newborns and small c...