Objetivo Identificar as repercussões sociais em indivíduos com distúrbios da comunicação associad... more Objetivo Identificar as repercussões sociais em indivíduos com distúrbios da comunicação associados às fissuras labiopalatinas com e sem perda auditiva. Métodos Participaram crianças e adolescentes de 7 anos a 15 anos e 11 meses de idade, de ambos os gêneros, com fissuras de lábio e palato ou de palato isolado, com e sem perda auditiva associada. A pesquisa foi composta por 52 participantes, divididos em dois grupos: um constituído por 36 crianças e adolescentes com fissuras labiopalatinas e sem perda auditiva e outro, por 16 sujeitos com fissuras labiopalatinas e com perda auditiva associada. Resultados Constatou-se que as repercussões socioeconômicas, familiares, educacionais e sociais são comuns aos grupos. Conclusão As crianças e adolescentes com perda auditiva associada à fissura labiopalatina não estão em “desvantagem” no que se refere às repercussões econômicas, familiares, escolares e sociais, em relação às que não têm o distúrbio de audição. Ambos os grupos vivenciam o acir...
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Jan 27, 2022
Introduction The use of auditory behavioral tests, which specifically assess sustained attention,... more Introduction The use of auditory behavioral tests, which specifically assess sustained attention, is necessary, due to its relationship with learning, language production, cognitive development and school performance. Objective To evaluate how children performed using software developed to investigate the ability of sustained auditory attention, and to compare the scores obtained in this format with those of the original, non-computerized test. Methods This cross-sectional study included 52 children of both genders, aged 6 to 11 years, with normal hearing and no history of complaints regarding inattention and/or hyperactivity. The computerized test was administered to all 52 children. The total error score (inattention and impulsivity) and the vigilance decrement were used to define the children's performance when using the software. The scores obtained in the two formats (computer software and original on compact disc) were then compared. Results Statistically significant differences were found in the scores for innattention, impulsivity, and total error score (inattention and impulsivity) when comparing genders, and a negative correlation coefficient was found when comparing ages. Increased scores were found for all variables of the sustained auditory attention ability test (SAAAT) compared with the original format. Conclusion Females performed worse than males in all aspects except for vigilance decrement when using the SAAAT software developed to evaluate the ability of SAAAT vigilance; younger children made more errors when using the SAAAT software; inattention errors were more frequent than impulsivity. Overall, higher values were obtained using the SAAAT software, when compared with the original version.
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Jun 23, 2020
Introduction The Sustained Auditory Attention Ability Test (SAAAT) is an instrument used to asses... more Introduction The Sustained Auditory Attention Ability Test (SAAAT) is an instrument used to assess sustained auditory attention in children. Difficulties related to this ability are not unique to children alone, as adults have been observed to present with the same deficits. Therefore, there is a need to adapt instruments like the SAAAT and provide reference values for adults. Objective To assess adult performance on the SAAAT. Methods Approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee under n°034/2011. The sample consisted of 30 participants aged between 18 and 30 years old (average age ¼ 24.2 years old), female and male. The inclusion criteria were: peripheral hearing within normal limits, type A tympanometric curve, and no attention-related complaints. The participants were submitted to Tonal Audiometry, Logoaudiometry, Immitanciometry and to the SAAAT. Results The following mean values and standard deviations (SD) were observed: inattention ¼ 1.7 (SD ¼ 2.2) and impulsivity ¼ 0.8 (SD ¼ 0.9) error types. For the SAAAT, the mean value for the total error score was 2.4 (SD ¼ 2.6), and for the decrease in vigilance, it was 0.3 (SD ¼ 0.5). When comparing the performance of adults and children, a statistically significant difference was observed for inattention (p ¼ 0.000) and impulsivity (p ¼ 0.001) error types, as well as in the total error score (p ¼ 0.000) and in decreased vigilance (p ¼ 0.0003). Conclusion The performance of adults in the SAAAT differed from the children's parameters, since adults showed lower scores in all variables of the instrument.
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Feb 9, 2022
Introduction Cortisol is a hormone involved in the response to stress. Attention is a function th... more Introduction Cortisol is a hormone involved in the response to stress. Attention is a function that can change due to exposure to stress. Objectives To verify the correlation between the level of salivary cortisol and sustained auditory attention in children with cleft lip and palate, as well as to compare the results of the variables analyzed between female and male patients. Methods In total, 103 children aged 6 to 11 years, were divided into 2 groups: those with cleft lip and palate (experimental group, EG; n ¼ 69) and the control group (CG; n ¼ 34). The Sustained Auditory Attention Ability Test (SAAAT) and salivary cortisol levels, measured by an enzyme immunoassay kit (Salimetrics, Stage College, PA, US), were calculated and compared regarding the two groups. The statistical tests used were the Mann-Whitney test and the Spearman correlation. Results The median level of salivary cortisol was of 0.03615 µl/dL and 0.18000 µl/dL respectively for the EG and CG, with a significant difference between the groups (p ¼ 0.000). Absence of statistical significance (total error score ¼ 0.656; vigilance decrement ¼ 0.051) was observed the for SAAAT among the EG (median total error score ¼ 12.00; 25th percentile [25%] ¼ 7.00; 75th percentile [75%] ¼ 21.00; and vigilance decrement ¼ 1.00; 25% ¼ 0.00; 75% ¼ 2.50) and the CG (median total error score ¼ 12.00; 25% ¼ 6.00; 75% ¼ 24.00; and vigilance decrement ¼ 0.00; 25% ¼-1.00; 75% ¼ 2.00). Conclusion All children had median levels of salivary cortisol and scores for sustained auditory attention within normal parameters. A significant correlation between the level of salivary cortisol and the ability to sustain auditory attention was observed in children without cleft lip and palate. There were no differences regarding the SAAAT and salivary cortisol between female and male patients.
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Sep 1, 2017
Objectives: To correlate quality of life of children in terms of sleep, with their oral language ... more Objectives: To correlate quality of life of children in terms of sleep, with their oral language skills, auditory processing and orofacial myofunctional aspects. Methods: Nineteen children (12 males and seven females, in the mean age 9.26) undergoing otorhinolaryngological and speech evaluations participated in this study. The OSA-18 questionnaire was applied, followed by verbal and nonverbal sequential memory tests, dichotic digit test, nonverbal dichotic test and Sustained Auditory Attention Ability Test, related to auditory processing. The Phonological Awareness Profile test, Rapid Automatized Naming and Phonological Working Memory were used for assessment of the phonological processing. Language was assessed by the ABFW Child Language Test, analyzing the phonological and lexical levels. Orofacial myofunctional aspects were evaluated through the MBGR Protocol. Statistical tests used: the Mann-Whitney Test, Fisher's exact test and Spearman Correlation. Results: Relating the performance of children in all evaluations to the results obtained in the OSA-18, there was a statistically significant correlation in the phonological working memory for backward digits (p ¼ 0.04); as well as in the breathing item (p ¼ 0.03), posture of the mandible (p ¼ 0.03) and mobility of lips (p ¼ 0.04). Conclusion: A correlation was seen between the sleep quality of life and the skills related to the phonological processing, specifically in the phonological working memory in backward digits, and related to orofacial myofunctional aspects.
... Seus principais núcleos são: os olivares medial e lateral. ... Os núcleos olivares medial e l... more ... Seus principais núcleos são: os olivares medial e lateral. ... Os núcleos olivares medial e lateral são constituídos por células bipolares, que recebem informações ipsi e contralate-rais do núcleo coclear. Essas células são responsáveis pela Figura 1 - Vista da base do encéfalo. ...
Objetivo Identificar as repercussões sociais em indivíduos com distúrbios da comunicação associad... more Objetivo Identificar as repercussões sociais em indivíduos com distúrbios da comunicação associados às fissuras labiopalatinas com e sem perda auditiva. Métodos Participaram crianças e adolescentes de 7 anos a 15 anos e 11 meses de idade, de ambos os gêneros, com fissuras de lábio e palato ou de palato isolado, com e sem perda auditiva associada. A pesquisa foi composta por 52 participantes, divididos em dois grupos: um constituído por 36 crianças e adolescentes com fissuras labiopalatinas e sem perda auditiva e outro, por 16 sujeitos com fissuras labiopalatinas e com perda auditiva associada. Resultados Constatou-se que as repercussões socioeconômicas, familiares, educacionais e sociais são comuns aos grupos. Conclusão As crianças e adolescentes com perda auditiva associada à fissura labiopalatina não estão em “desvantagem” no que se refere às repercussões econômicas, familiares, escolares e sociais, em relação às que não têm o distúrbio de audição. Ambos os grupos vivenciam o acir...
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Jan 27, 2022
Introduction The use of auditory behavioral tests, which specifically assess sustained attention,... more Introduction The use of auditory behavioral tests, which specifically assess sustained attention, is necessary, due to its relationship with learning, language production, cognitive development and school performance. Objective To evaluate how children performed using software developed to investigate the ability of sustained auditory attention, and to compare the scores obtained in this format with those of the original, non-computerized test. Methods This cross-sectional study included 52 children of both genders, aged 6 to 11 years, with normal hearing and no history of complaints regarding inattention and/or hyperactivity. The computerized test was administered to all 52 children. The total error score (inattention and impulsivity) and the vigilance decrement were used to define the children's performance when using the software. The scores obtained in the two formats (computer software and original on compact disc) were then compared. Results Statistically significant differences were found in the scores for innattention, impulsivity, and total error score (inattention and impulsivity) when comparing genders, and a negative correlation coefficient was found when comparing ages. Increased scores were found for all variables of the sustained auditory attention ability test (SAAAT) compared with the original format. Conclusion Females performed worse than males in all aspects except for vigilance decrement when using the SAAAT software developed to evaluate the ability of SAAAT vigilance; younger children made more errors when using the SAAAT software; inattention errors were more frequent than impulsivity. Overall, higher values were obtained using the SAAAT software, when compared with the original version.
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Jun 23, 2020
Introduction The Sustained Auditory Attention Ability Test (SAAAT) is an instrument used to asses... more Introduction The Sustained Auditory Attention Ability Test (SAAAT) is an instrument used to assess sustained auditory attention in children. Difficulties related to this ability are not unique to children alone, as adults have been observed to present with the same deficits. Therefore, there is a need to adapt instruments like the SAAAT and provide reference values for adults. Objective To assess adult performance on the SAAAT. Methods Approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee under n°034/2011. The sample consisted of 30 participants aged between 18 and 30 years old (average age ¼ 24.2 years old), female and male. The inclusion criteria were: peripheral hearing within normal limits, type A tympanometric curve, and no attention-related complaints. The participants were submitted to Tonal Audiometry, Logoaudiometry, Immitanciometry and to the SAAAT. Results The following mean values and standard deviations (SD) were observed: inattention ¼ 1.7 (SD ¼ 2.2) and impulsivity ¼ 0.8 (SD ¼ 0.9) error types. For the SAAAT, the mean value for the total error score was 2.4 (SD ¼ 2.6), and for the decrease in vigilance, it was 0.3 (SD ¼ 0.5). When comparing the performance of adults and children, a statistically significant difference was observed for inattention (p ¼ 0.000) and impulsivity (p ¼ 0.001) error types, as well as in the total error score (p ¼ 0.000) and in decreased vigilance (p ¼ 0.0003). Conclusion The performance of adults in the SAAAT differed from the children's parameters, since adults showed lower scores in all variables of the instrument.
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Feb 9, 2022
Introduction Cortisol is a hormone involved in the response to stress. Attention is a function th... more Introduction Cortisol is a hormone involved in the response to stress. Attention is a function that can change due to exposure to stress. Objectives To verify the correlation between the level of salivary cortisol and sustained auditory attention in children with cleft lip and palate, as well as to compare the results of the variables analyzed between female and male patients. Methods In total, 103 children aged 6 to 11 years, were divided into 2 groups: those with cleft lip and palate (experimental group, EG; n ¼ 69) and the control group (CG; n ¼ 34). The Sustained Auditory Attention Ability Test (SAAAT) and salivary cortisol levels, measured by an enzyme immunoassay kit (Salimetrics, Stage College, PA, US), were calculated and compared regarding the two groups. The statistical tests used were the Mann-Whitney test and the Spearman correlation. Results The median level of salivary cortisol was of 0.03615 µl/dL and 0.18000 µl/dL respectively for the EG and CG, with a significant difference between the groups (p ¼ 0.000). Absence of statistical significance (total error score ¼ 0.656; vigilance decrement ¼ 0.051) was observed the for SAAAT among the EG (median total error score ¼ 12.00; 25th percentile [25%] ¼ 7.00; 75th percentile [75%] ¼ 21.00; and vigilance decrement ¼ 1.00; 25% ¼ 0.00; 75% ¼ 2.50) and the CG (median total error score ¼ 12.00; 25% ¼ 6.00; 75% ¼ 24.00; and vigilance decrement ¼ 0.00; 25% ¼-1.00; 75% ¼ 2.00). Conclusion All children had median levels of salivary cortisol and scores for sustained auditory attention within normal parameters. A significant correlation between the level of salivary cortisol and the ability to sustain auditory attention was observed in children without cleft lip and palate. There were no differences regarding the SAAAT and salivary cortisol between female and male patients.
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Sep 1, 2017
Objectives: To correlate quality of life of children in terms of sleep, with their oral language ... more Objectives: To correlate quality of life of children in terms of sleep, with their oral language skills, auditory processing and orofacial myofunctional aspects. Methods: Nineteen children (12 males and seven females, in the mean age 9.26) undergoing otorhinolaryngological and speech evaluations participated in this study. The OSA-18 questionnaire was applied, followed by verbal and nonverbal sequential memory tests, dichotic digit test, nonverbal dichotic test and Sustained Auditory Attention Ability Test, related to auditory processing. The Phonological Awareness Profile test, Rapid Automatized Naming and Phonological Working Memory were used for assessment of the phonological processing. Language was assessed by the ABFW Child Language Test, analyzing the phonological and lexical levels. Orofacial myofunctional aspects were evaluated through the MBGR Protocol. Statistical tests used: the Mann-Whitney Test, Fisher's exact test and Spearman Correlation. Results: Relating the performance of children in all evaluations to the results obtained in the OSA-18, there was a statistically significant correlation in the phonological working memory for backward digits (p ¼ 0.04); as well as in the breathing item (p ¼ 0.03), posture of the mandible (p ¼ 0.03) and mobility of lips (p ¼ 0.04). Conclusion: A correlation was seen between the sleep quality of life and the skills related to the phonological processing, specifically in the phonological working memory in backward digits, and related to orofacial myofunctional aspects.
... Seus principais núcleos são: os olivares medial e lateral. ... Os núcleos olivares medial e l... more ... Seus principais núcleos são: os olivares medial e lateral. ... Os núcleos olivares medial e lateral são constituídos por células bipolares, que recebem informações ipsi e contralate-rais do núcleo coclear. Essas células são responsáveis pela Figura 1 - Vista da base do encéfalo. ...
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