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- Title
Hearing and Language Skills in Children Using Hearing Aids: Experimental Intervention Study.
- Authors
Burigo, Luana Speck Polli; Quialheiro, Anna; de Paiva, Karina Mary; dos Santos, Thaiana Vargas; Woide, Luciele Kauana; Cigana, Luciana Berwanger; Massignani, Janaina; Haas, Patricia
- Abstract
Introduction: Hearing loss in childhood compromises a child's auditory, linguistic, and social skill development. Stimulation and early intervention through therapy and the use of personal sound amplification devices (PSAPs) are important for improving communication. Purpose: To verify the effectiveness of speech therapy intervention on the auditory and linguistic skills of Brazilian children aged between 6 and 8 years using PSAPs. Methods: Experimental study analyzing the intervention process in children aged between 6 and 8 years with mild to severe bilateral hearing loss and prelingual deafness who are PSAP users. Diagnostic information was analyzed, and assessments and interventions were carried out using the Glendonald Auditory Screening Procedure (GASP), a phoneme discrimination test with figures (TFDF), an expressive language category classification test, and an Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (IT-MAIS) questionnaire. Results: Sixteen children participated in the study; they were divided into a control group (CG) of six children and an intervention group (IG) of ten children. All research subjects underwent two protocol application sessions, and the IG underwent six speech therapy intervention sessions. In the IT-MAIS, the CG had a 9% increase in score, and the IG had an increase of 3% after intervention. The TFDF obtained a 5% increase in the IG in terms of phonemic discrimination ability. The expressive language category classification tests and GASP were considered not sensitive enough to modify the parameters of auditory and linguistic skills. Conclusions: The study found a significant improvement amongst the IG in the TFDF protocol and an increase in IT-MAIS scores in both groups.
- Subjects
HEARING aids; CHILDREN'S language; EXPRESSIVE language; SPEECH therapy; HEARING disorders; SOCIAL skills; AUDIOMETRY; LINGUISTIC analysis; CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders
- Publication
Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2024, Vol 14, Issue 4, p372
- ISSN
2075-4426
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jpm14040372