Communicative indicators, motor and cognitive development of hearing-impaired children

Introduction: For the assessment of child development in the deaf is effective protocols are needed for this population, as in Brazil, standardized tests for these children are still scarce 4.5. Thus, emphasis is placed on studying child development in deaf so that therapeutic and educational approaches are contemplated in accordance with the needs of each child. Objective:  Analyze the performance of children with hearing defi cit in different areas: Communications-Issue, Communication-reception, aspects Motors and Cognitive Aspects of Language. Methods: We have carried out a comparative study in an institutional clinic with 109 children, divided into 60 hearing individuals with typical development and 49 with hearing loss, severe to profound. The performance index was calculated for each child in these four domains. The index was analysed according to the equation: (number of responses in each area / number of assessed behaviours) x100. Results: In all age groups, hearing-impaired children had a smaller performance when compared to hearing children in the Communication – Emission domain. The Communication-Reception domain showed signifi cant differences (p < 0.05) from the 12-to-23-months to the 60-to-71-months age groups. The Cognitive Aspects domain demonstrated a signifi cant difference (p < 0.01) between hearing-impaired and hearing children aged 24 to 35 months and onwards. Motor Aspects only had a signifi cant difference (p < 0.01) in the last two age groups, 48-59 months and 60-71 months. The signifi cance level was 5%. Conclusion:  In all age groups, hearing-impaired children’s performance was worse when compared to hearing children. The intervention made by health professionals ought to take place as soon as possible in order to develop the cognitive, motor and language skills of the hearing-impaired child

Dynamic and interdisciplinary assessment in hearing disability in a public ambulatory: case report

The aim of this study was to describe the effects of the interdisciplinar dynamic clinical assessment in a case attended at the Research Ambulatory of Language in Hearing Disorders of the São Paulo Hospital - Federal University of São Paulo. It is describe the case of a 26-year-old woman who presented sudden bilateral deafness, as a result of Cogan's syndrome - which also affects the vision. When the intervention process began, the patient had restricted orofacial reading, difficulty to communicate with her family, social isolation and depressive symptoms. The dynamic assessment based on interactivity and humanistic listening provided conditions for the patient to improve her communication, self-concept and social interaction. From this perspective, it was noticed that, with only ten sessions of intervention, therapeutic effects were operated, therefore breaking the classic assessment/intervention dichotomy at different moments.A proposta deste estudo foi descrever os efeitos da avaliação clínica dinâmica interdisciplinar em um caso atendido pelo Ambulatório de Investigação da Linguagem nos Distúrbios de Audição do Hospital São Paulo - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Trata-se de uma pessoa do sexo feminino que, aos 26 anos, apresentou quadro de surdez súbita bilateral, em decorrência da síndrome de Cogan - que afeta também a visão. Ao iniciar o processo, a paciente apresentava leitura orofacial restrita, dificuldade para se comunicar com sua família, isolamento social e quadro depressivo. A avaliação dinâmica pautada na interatividade e na escuta humanística proporcionou condições para que a paciente pudesse melhorar sua comunicação, autoconceito e interação social. Nessa perspectiva, observou-se que, com apenas dez sessões de atendimento pela equipe, operaram-se efeitos terapêuticos quebrando-se, assim, a clássica dicotomia avaliação/intervenção em momentos diferentes.Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)Associação de Pais e Amigos dos ExcepcionaisFundação para o Estudo e Tratamento das Deformidades Crânio FaciaisUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de FonoaudiologiaUNIFESP, Depto. de FonoaudiologiaSciEL

Leitura da fala como mediadora da comunicação

Purposes:To compare the speechreading between individuals with hearing impairment and with normal hearing levels to verify the factors that influence the speechreading among hearing impaired patients.Methods:Forty individuals with severe-to-profound hearing loss aged between 13 and 70 years old (study group) and 21 hearing individuals aged between 17 and 63 years old (control group) were evaluated. As a research instrument, anamnesis was used to characterize the groups; three speechreading instruments, presenting stimuli via a mute video, with a female speaker; and a vocabulary test, to verify their influence on speechreading. A descriptive and analytical statistics (ANOVA test and Pearson's correlation), adopting a significance level of 0.05 (5%).Results:A better performance was observed in the group with hearing impairment in speechreading tests than in the group with hearing individuals. By analyzing the group with hearing loss, there was a mean difference between tests (p<0.001), which also showed correlation between them. Individuals with pre-lingual hearing loss and those who underwent therapy for speechreading had a better performance for most speechreading instruments. The variables gender and schooling showed no influence on speechreading.Conclusion:Individuals with hearing impairment had better performance on speechreading tasks in comparison to people with normal hearing. Furthermore, it was found that the ability to perform speechread might be influenced by the vocabulary, period of installation of the hearing loss, and speechreading therapy.Objetivos:Comparar a habilidade de leitura da fala entre indivíduos com deficiência auditiva e ouvintes e verificar os fatores que podem influenciá-la nos deficientes auditivos.Métodos:Foram avaliados 40 indivíduos com perda auditiva de grau severo a profundo e idade entre 13 e 70 anos (grupo em estudo) e 21 ouvintes com idade entre 17 e 63 anos (grupo controle). Como instrumentos de pesquisa, utilizaram-se anamnese, para caracterizar os grupos; três instrumentos de leitura da fala, apresentando-se estímulos por meio de vídeo, sem som, com uma locutora feminina; e um teste de vocabulário, para verificar a sua influência sobre a leitura da fala. Realizou-se estatística descritiva e analítica (Teste ANOVA e Correlação de Pearson), adotando-se o nível de significância de 0,05 (5%).Resultados:Observou-se melhor desempenho do grupo com deficiência auditiva nos testes de leitura da fala do que ouvintes. Analisando somente o grupo com deficiência auditiva, verificou-se diferença de desempenho entre os testes (p<0,001) e estes apresentaram correlação entre si. Apresentaram melhor desempenho para a maioria dos instrumentos de leitura da fala os indivíduos com deficiência auditiva pré-lingual e os que realizaram terapia de leitura da fala. As variáveis sexo e anos de estudo não indicaram influência na leitura da fala.Conclusão:Indivíduos com deficiência auditiva apresentam melhor desempenho em tarefas de leitura da fala em comparação com ouvintes. Além disso, verificou-se que a capacidade de realizar a leitura da fala pode ser influenciada pelo vocabulário, época de instalação da deficiência auditiva e realização da terapia de leitura da fala.Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)UNIFESPSciEL

55 -Communicative indicators, of hearing-impaired children J Hum Growth Dev

Abstract Introduction: For the assessment of child development in the deaf is effective protocols are needed for this population, as in Brazil, standardized tests for these children are still scarce 4.5. Thus, emphasis is placed on studying child development in deaf so that therapeutic and educational approaches are contemplated in accordance with the needs of each child. Objective: Analyze the performance of children with hearing defi cit in different areas: Communications-Issue, Communication-reception, aspects Motors and Cognitive Aspects of Language

Clustering e switching em deficientes auditivos usuários do português brasileiro: fluência verbal semântica e fonológica

RESUMO Objetivo: descrever as características de clustering e switching da prova de fluência verbal semântica e fonológica de deficientes auditivos adultos - usuários do português brasileiro - e verificar sua relação com o total de palavras evocadas e fatores biossociais. Métodos: 42 indivíduos deficientes auditivos adultos, usuários do português brasileiro oral participaram desta pesquisa. Realizaram as provas de fluência verbal semântica ("animais") e fonológica ("palavras com 'F'") e foram contabilizados: (a) número total de palavras, (b) número de categorias evocadas, (c) tamanho médio do cluster e (d) número de switches. Comparou-se aos dados biossociais e às características da deficiência auditiva e do dispositivo auditivo eletrônico. Resultados: o total de palavras evocadas foi de 16,38±6,18 para prova semântica e 10,88±6,1 para fonológica, sendo acessadas todas as categorias previamente estabelecidas. A média do tamanho do cluster foi de 1,41±0,8 para fluência verbal semântica e 0,71±0,73 para fonológica. O número médio de switches foi de 7,14±3,69 para fluência semântica e 6,36±4,17 para fonológica. Em ambas as provas, o número de switches apresentou relação forte e positiva com o total de palavras (p<0,001); e o tamanho do cluster com o total da prova fonológica (p=0,011). A escolaridade influenciou o total de palavras evocadas, o clustering e switching. O grau e época de aquisição da deficiência auditiva, bem como o uso de dispositivo auditivo eletrônico não tiveram relação com as variáveis avaliadas. Conclusão: as habilidades de clustering e switching nos deficientes auditivos são influenciadas pela escolaridade, sem relação direta com as características da deficiência auditiva

Speechreading as a communication mediator

Purposes: To compare the speechreading between individuals with hearing impairment and with normal hearing levels to verify the factors that influence the speechreading among hearing impaired patients. Methods: Forty individuals with severe-to-profound hearing loss aged between 13 and 70 years old (study group) and 21 hearing individuals aged between 17 and 63 years old (control group) were evaluated. As a research instrument, anamnesis was used to characterize the groups; three speechreading instruments, presenting stimuli via a mute video, with a female speaker; and a vocabulary test, to verify their influence on speechreading. A descriptive and analytical statistics (ANOVA test and Pearson's correlation), adopting a significance level of 0.05 (5%). Results: A better performance was observed in the group with hearing impairment in speechreading tests than in the group with hearing individuals. By analyzing the group with hearing loss, there was a mean difference between tests (p<0.001), which also showed correlation between them. Individuals with pre-lingual hearing loss and those who underwent therapy for speechreading had a better performance for most speechreading instruments. The variables gender and schooling showed no influence on speechreading. Conclusion: Individuals with hearing impairment had better performance on speechreading tasks in comparison to people with normal hearing. Furthermore, it was found that the ability to perform speechread might be influenced by the vocabulary, period of installation of the hearing loss, and speechreading therapy