Pub Date : 2011-02-22DOI: 10.3109/1651386X.2010.538515
P. Watkin, Dani Tomlin, M. Baldwin
Abstract Objectives: To investigate whether test age and middle ear dysfunction had a significant effect on the variability of Auditory Steady-State Response (ASSR) thresholds when this test was undertaken on referrals from the newborn hearing screen. Methods: ASSR thresholds were measured at octave intervals from 500 Hz to 4000 Hz. They were recorded in 389 ears with normal hearing and middle ear function, and in a further 189 ears with temporary middle ear dysfunction. The modal corrected age at which the tests were undertaken was four weeks, with a minimum of one week and maximum corrected age of 26 weeks. Results: The mean ASSR thresholds of those with normal hearing were 47dB HL at 500 Hz, 36dB HL at 1000 Hz, and 34dB HL at both 2000 Hz and 4000 Hz. Standard deviations (SDs) from the mean ranged from 7.7 to 9.9dB. For those with middle ear dysfunction the mean ASSR thresholds were significantly greater at each frequency, with thresholds of 65dB HL at 500 Hz, 55dB HL at 1000 Hz, 53dB HL at 2000 Hz and 52dB HL at 4000 Hz. SDs from the mean ranged from 12.9 to 17.9dB. Mean thresholds decreased at all frequencies during the first half of infancy. In those with normal middle ear function the decrease was only 2dB at 500 Hz, but was over 5dB at both 1000 and 2000 Hz and was 4dB at 4000 Hz. A similar decrease was seen over the same period in those with middle ear dysfunction. Conclusions: ASSR thresholds measured in early infancy are affected by both test age and the presence of middle ear dysfunction and are more variable than ABR thresholds measured in babies with normal hearing or a mild conductive loss. A flexible test battery for gaining frequency specific information is therefore required at this age.
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Pub Date : 2011-02-22DOI: 10.3109/1651386X.2011.558184
A. Martini, T. Volo, S. Ghiselli
In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 12.5 million people worldwide are affected by bilateral profound hearing loss. Congenital hearing loss is the hereditary sensorial defect most commonly observed in newborns; it affects 1.12 per 1000 children. If we also consider acquired forms and late-onset forms of hearing loss, prevalence grows to 1.33 per 1000 children. In Italy the overall prevalence is 0.78 per 1000 for males and 0.69 per 1000 for females (1). Fifty percent of sensorineural deafness is due to genetic causes, most of which are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Genetic deafness is very heterogeneous and can occur in non-syndromic form (70% of cases) or in syndromic form (30% of cases). Several syndromes are associated with deafness, heart anomalies and other diseases: Charge syndrome, Leopard syndrome, Fabry syndrome, Refsum syndrome, SALL4 syndrome and Mobius syndrome. Until recently only one syndrome in which deafness and heart problems are the sole features has been described – Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome (J-LNS). This condition, if not timely discovered and treated, may culminate in sudden death. However, in December 2010, Nature Neuroscience published an article about a new channelopathy termed SANDD syndrome, characterized by sinoatrial node dysfunction and deafness (2). These recent data underline the importance of a cardiac investigation in cases of suspected genetic deafness of unknown cause. It is probable that in the future other syndromes involving both the heart and the hearing system will be found. We have to consider that many of the causative genes of deafness have not yet been identifi ed. Furthermore, genes involved in hearing impairment encode proteins of different classes, such as cell adhesion and cytoskeleton proteins, transcription factors, extracellular matrix components, membrane
{"title":"Heart problems and deafness: Are they more common than supposed?","authors":"A. Martini, T. Volo, S. Ghiselli","doi":"10.3109/1651386X.2011.558184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/1651386X.2011.558184","url":null,"abstract":"In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 12.5 million people worldwide are affected by bilateral profound hearing loss. Congenital hearing loss is the hereditary sensorial defect most commonly observed in newborns; it affects 1.12 per 1000 children. If we also consider acquired forms and late-onset forms of hearing loss, prevalence grows to 1.33 per 1000 children. In Italy the overall prevalence is 0.78 per 1000 for males and 0.69 per 1000 for females (1). Fifty percent of sensorineural deafness is due to genetic causes, most of which are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Genetic deafness is very heterogeneous and can occur in non-syndromic form (70% of cases) or in syndromic form (30% of cases). Several syndromes are associated with deafness, heart anomalies and other diseases: Charge syndrome, Leopard syndrome, Fabry syndrome, Refsum syndrome, SALL4 syndrome and Mobius syndrome. Until recently only one syndrome in which deafness and heart problems are the sole features has been described – Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome (J-LNS). This condition, if not timely discovered and treated, may culminate in sudden death. However, in December 2010, Nature Neuroscience published an article about a new channelopathy termed SANDD syndrome, characterized by sinoatrial node dysfunction and deafness (2). These recent data underline the importance of a cardiac investigation in cases of suspected genetic deafness of unknown cause. It is probable that in the future other syndromes involving both the heart and the hearing system will be found. We have to consider that many of the causative genes of deafness have not yet been identifi ed. Furthermore, genes involved in hearing impairment encode proteins of different classes, such as cell adhesion and cytoskeleton proteins, transcription factors, extracellular matrix components, membrane","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"35 1","pages":"1 - 3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87972994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-02-22DOI: 10.3109/1651386X.2010.538523
F. Faletra, N. Pirastu, E. Athanasakis, Alessio Somaschini, G. Pianigiani, P. Gasparini
Abstract Objective: Hearing loss (HL) is the most common form of sensory impairment, affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Pre-lingual non-syndromic hearing loss is present in 1 in 700 children and in half of the cases the hearing impairment is caused by genetic factors. Methods: We analysed an Italian family with a bilateral sensorineural HL present in several family members and inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. To perform a linkage study, subjects were genotyped with high density SNP arrays. Parametric linkage analysis using Merlin detected a significant 40-Mb locus on chromosome 14. Since the COCH gene, already known to be involved in causing HL, was located within this interval, a mutational search was carried out. Result: A novel mutation (p.A487P) affecting a highly conserved residue located within the vWFA2 domain was detected and segregates with the disease. Conclusion: This is the first Italian case of HL due to mutations within the COCH gene and it is also the first one showing some individuals affected by vestibular dysfunction due to the direct involvement of the vWFA2 domain.
{"title":"A novel mutation in the vWFA2 domain of the COCH gene in an Italian DFNA9 family","authors":"F. Faletra, N. Pirastu, E. Athanasakis, Alessio Somaschini, G. Pianigiani, P. Gasparini","doi":"10.3109/1651386X.2010.538523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/1651386X.2010.538523","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objective: Hearing loss (HL) is the most common form of sensory impairment, affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Pre-lingual non-syndromic hearing loss is present in 1 in 700 children and in half of the cases the hearing impairment is caused by genetic factors. Methods: We analysed an Italian family with a bilateral sensorineural HL present in several family members and inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. To perform a linkage study, subjects were genotyped with high density SNP arrays. Parametric linkage analysis using Merlin detected a significant 40-Mb locus on chromosome 14. Since the COCH gene, already known to be involved in causing HL, was located within this interval, a mutational search was carried out. Result: A novel mutation (p.A487P) affecting a highly conserved residue located within the vWFA2 domain was detected and segregates with the disease. Conclusion: This is the first Italian case of HL due to mutations within the COCH gene and it is also the first one showing some individuals affected by vestibular dysfunction due to the direct involvement of the vWFA2 domain.","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"22 4","pages":"4 - 7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72634954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-02-22DOI: 10.3109/1651386X.2011.558333
D. Stephens, I. Pyykkö
{"title":"How useful are ‘add-on’ questions in questionnaires?","authors":"D. Stephens, I. Pyykkö","doi":"10.3109/1651386X.2011.558333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/1651386X.2011.558333","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"45 1","pages":"47 - 48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77634449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-02-22DOI: 10.3109/1651386X.2010.537124
W. Ishak, Fei Zhao, D. Stephens, J. Culling, Z. Bai, C. Meyer-bisch
Abstract Objective: With the development of more sophisticated and sensitive measures of auditory dysfunction, both the Audioscan test and Békésy audiometry can provide detailed information on hearing status between the octaves, which has clinical importance. This study investigated the reliability and validity of Audioscan and Békésy audiometry. Method: Audioscan and Bekesy audiometry were undertaken at a comparable sweep rate in 21 subjects with normal hearing. Each subject underwent conventional pure tone audiometry, Audioscan and Békésy audiometry. Test sessions were conducted on four consecutive days. Results: The results indicate that more than 90% of participants had variability of hearing threshold of less than 10dB at all frequencies. Median variances for thresholds obtained from Audioscan were less than 10dB2 for all frequencies except 4.0 kHz. In contrast, thresholds obtained from Békésy showed greater variance, more than 15dB2 at all frequencies when it was undertaken at the same sweep rate. Audioscan results were in excellent agreement with the PTA at all frequencies except at 0.25, 6 and 8 kHz, whereas Békésy results differed significantly from PTA at all frequencies except at 6 kHz. Conclusion: Data from the present study indicate that the Audioscan can provide reliable and valid hearing thresholds. However, a slow sweep rate appears to be more desirable for Békésy audiometry to improve its reliability and validity in detecting hearing sensitivity.
{"title":"Test-retest reliability and validity of Audioscan and Békésy compared with pure tone audiometry","authors":"W. Ishak, Fei Zhao, D. Stephens, J. Culling, Z. Bai, C. Meyer-bisch","doi":"10.3109/1651386X.2010.537124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/1651386X.2010.537124","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objective: With the development of more sophisticated and sensitive measures of auditory dysfunction, both the Audioscan test and Békésy audiometry can provide detailed information on hearing status between the octaves, which has clinical importance. This study investigated the reliability and validity of Audioscan and Békésy audiometry. Method: Audioscan and Bekesy audiometry were undertaken at a comparable sweep rate in 21 subjects with normal hearing. Each subject underwent conventional pure tone audiometry, Audioscan and Békésy audiometry. Test sessions were conducted on four consecutive days. Results: The results indicate that more than 90% of participants had variability of hearing threshold of less than 10dB at all frequencies. Median variances for thresholds obtained from Audioscan were less than 10dB2 for all frequencies except 4.0 kHz. In contrast, thresholds obtained from Békésy showed greater variance, more than 15dB2 at all frequencies when it was undertaken at the same sweep rate. Audioscan results were in excellent agreement with the PTA at all frequencies except at 0.25, 6 and 8 kHz, whereas Békésy results differed significantly from PTA at all frequencies except at 6 kHz. Conclusion: Data from the present study indicate that the Audioscan can provide reliable and valid hearing thresholds. However, a slow sweep rate appears to be more desirable for Békésy audiometry to improve its reliability and validity in detecting hearing sensitivity.","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"260 1","pages":"40 - 46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89135122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-11-24DOI: 10.3109/1651386X.2010.524796
E. Arkkila
Abstract This article is a brief overview on quality of life aspects in subjects with developmental language disorders. After the introduction, some results of personal studies on health related quality of life are summarized, followed by a more general discussion on the topic. To summarize, taking the self-perceptions of individuals with language disorders as part of clinical practice could improve the recognition of subjects with the greatest risk of diminished well-being subsequently.
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Pub Date : 2010-11-24DOI: 10.3109/1651386X.2010.525375
V. Woisard, B. Lepage
Abstract Objective: In the clinical practice of speech disorders, trained listeners are often used as judges for scaling procedures in the perceptual assessment of a speech signal. The aim of this paper is to study how a group of experts performs a task of severity judgment compared with a task of intelligibility judgment. Study design: During an off-line experiment, 33 stimuli were presented as icons on a Powerpoint slide. Each icon was associated with a line allowing scoring of each stimulus heard by a simple click on it; each stimulus was judged in terms of voice, resonance, prosody and phonemic qualities. With an analogical scale placed at the bottom of the screen, the judges were asked to put a copy of the icon along the line; the space above the line was used for severity and the one under the line for the deterioration of intelligibility, the arrow being oriented on the right side for the ‘most severe’ or ‘the least intelligible’ and representing a range from 1 to 30. Results: The mean scores of severity and deterioration of intelligibility were 9.8 (+/− 1.72) and 8.2 (+/− 1.59), respectively. Three judges differed in the distribution of the scores, whereas two others gave a similar score distribution. Where a difference exists, the trend is, in the mid-range of severity, to give a lower score for the deterioration of intelligibility. This is associated with a difference as to how the judges use the characteristics of speech analysed just before performing the judgment. Conclusion: There is an argument for measuring intelligibility at the surface code level with a word recognition test or ordinal scales and for allowing the use of interval scales for severity judgment.
{"title":"Perception of speech disorders: Difference between the degree of intelligibility and the degree of severity","authors":"V. Woisard, B. Lepage","doi":"10.3109/1651386X.2010.525375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/1651386X.2010.525375","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objective: In the clinical practice of speech disorders, trained listeners are often used as judges for scaling procedures in the perceptual assessment of a speech signal. The aim of this paper is to study how a group of experts performs a task of severity judgment compared with a task of intelligibility judgment. Study design: During an off-line experiment, 33 stimuli were presented as icons on a Powerpoint slide. Each icon was associated with a line allowing scoring of each stimulus heard by a simple click on it; each stimulus was judged in terms of voice, resonance, prosody and phonemic qualities. With an analogical scale placed at the bottom of the screen, the judges were asked to put a copy of the icon along the line; the space above the line was used for severity and the one under the line for the deterioration of intelligibility, the arrow being oriented on the right side for the ‘most severe’ or ‘the least intelligible’ and representing a range from 1 to 30. Results: The mean scores of severity and deterioration of intelligibility were 9.8 (+/− 1.72) and 8.2 (+/− 1.59), respectively. Three judges differed in the distribution of the scores, whereas two others gave a similar score distribution. Where a difference exists, the trend is, in the mid-range of severity, to give a lower score for the deterioration of intelligibility. This is associated with a difference as to how the judges use the characteristics of speech analysed just before performing the judgment. Conclusion: There is an argument for measuring intelligibility at the surface code level with a word recognition test or ordinal scales and for allowing the use of interval scales for severity judgment.","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"12 1","pages":"171 - 178"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74761733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-11-24DOI: 10.3109/1651386X.2010.525302
M. V. Van Opstal, L. Claes, R. Smits, F. de Jong
Abstract Objectives: The association between vocal communication and personality was studied in 82 female voice patients with a mean age of the 39.3 years (range 18–65 years). Study design: The relation between type-D personality (Type-D Scale-16), psychosomatic symptoms (Symptom Check List–90) and the biopsychosocial impact of the voice problem (Voice Handicap Index) was assessed. Results: The findings indicate that type-D voice patients are relatively more handicapped by their voice problem, predominantly in the emotional domain, and have a relatively higher level of psychosomatic symptoms compared to non-type-D patients. Conclusions: Apparently, the well-being of females with a voice problem is more at risk in type-D than in non-type-D personalities. These results lead to the suspicion that voice patients with a type-D personality are especially at risk because they are prone to be involved in a circular negatively reinforcing process. This process influences the vocal problem in such a way that a detrimental course of vocal communication possibly occurs.
{"title":"Type-D personality, psychosomatic symptoms and voice handicap in female voice patients: A perspective on vocal communication","authors":"M. V. Van Opstal, L. Claes, R. Smits, F. de Jong","doi":"10.3109/1651386X.2010.525302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/1651386X.2010.525302","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objectives: The association between vocal communication and personality was studied in 82 female voice patients with a mean age of the 39.3 years (range 18–65 years). Study design: The relation between type-D personality (Type-D Scale-16), psychosomatic symptoms (Symptom Check List–90) and the biopsychosocial impact of the voice problem (Voice Handicap Index) was assessed. Results: The findings indicate that type-D voice patients are relatively more handicapped by their voice problem, predominantly in the emotional domain, and have a relatively higher level of psychosomatic symptoms compared to non-type-D patients. Conclusions: Apparently, the well-being of females with a voice problem is more at risk in type-D than in non-type-D personalities. These results lead to the suspicion that voice patients with a type-D personality are especially at risk because they are prone to be involved in a circular negatively reinforcing process. This process influences the vocal problem in such a way that a detrimental course of vocal communication possibly occurs.","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"12 1","pages":"179 - 183"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86589526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-11-24DOI: 10.3109/1651386X.2010.530024
E. Genovese, M. Vallarino, D. Farneti
Abstract Any condition that alters the acquisition of a morpho-syntactic organization of thought will compromise communicative interaction. Verbal disability relates to diversified morbid conditions; these could be congenital or acquired, permanent or temporary and could arise over the entire lifespan. The degree of verbal disability presents a different range of severity and not only involves speech but cognitive and emotional aspects. In all these conditions a possibility of communication can be facilitated or substituted through ecological or mediate interventions, using technological devices of differing complexity. AAC (Augmentative Alternative Communication) refers to any communication method used to increase natural communication or to replace it if entirely absent. The presuppositions and the general principles of AAC are described.
任何改变思维形态句法组织习得的条件都会损害交际互动。语言障碍涉及多种病症;这些可能是先天性的或后天的，永久的或暂时的，并可能在整个生命周期中出现。语言障碍的严重程度不同，不仅涉及语言方面，还涉及认知和情感方面。在所有这些条件下，通过使用不同复杂程度的技术设备进行生态或调解干预，可以促进或取代交流的可能性。AAC (augative Alternative Communication)是指任何一种用来增加自然沟通的沟通方式，或者在完全缺乏自然沟通的情况下替代自然沟通方式。介绍了AAC的前提条件和一般原则。
{"title":"AAC in communication disorders","authors":"E. Genovese, M. Vallarino, D. Farneti","doi":"10.3109/1651386X.2010.530024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/1651386X.2010.530024","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Any condition that alters the acquisition of a morpho-syntactic organization of thought will compromise communicative interaction. Verbal disability relates to diversified morbid conditions; these could be congenital or acquired, permanent or temporary and could arise over the entire lifespan. The degree of verbal disability presents a different range of severity and not only involves speech but cognitive and emotional aspects. In all these conditions a possibility of communication can be facilitated or substituted through ecological or mediate interventions, using technological devices of differing complexity. AAC (Augmentative Alternative Communication) refers to any communication method used to increase natural communication or to replace it if entirely absent. The presuppositions and the general principles of AAC are described.","PeriodicalId":88223,"journal":{"name":"Audiological medicine","volume":"10 1","pages":"199 - 201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79311618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2010-11-24DOI: 10.3109/1651386X.2010.524473
W. Wojnowski, B. Wiskirska-Woźnica, A. Pruszewicz, Barbara Maciejewska, G. Demenko, P. Świdziński
Abstract Objectives: Developmental dyslexia in children can affect auditory and linguistic skills. Due to the impairment of hearing discrimination, attention, memory and perception, dyslexia causes the inability to process and interpret linguistic and verbal information effectively. Standard audiological examination is much less useful than low redundancy speech tests and electro-physiological examination, which are the only objective measures of central auditory processing. The aim of the study was to assess the usefulness of low redundancy speech tests and dichotic tests in the diagnosis of developmental dyslexia in children. Methods: Ten children aged 7–15 years were tested by a dichotic numeral test, a dichotic verbal minimal-pair test, and a Calearo test. Results: The experiments demonstrated that the dyslectic group achieved worse results in the above tests compared to the control group. This suggests information exchange disorders between the hemispheres, a lack of synchronization of acoustic perception in dichotic tests, and damage of the structures responsible for central auditory processing in the dominating hemisphere. Conclusions: The results of our study confirm the existence of information exchange disorders between the hemispheres and the lack of synchronization of acoustic perception in dichotic tests, where the signal is presented to both ears simultaneously. Much worse results in low redundancy tests reveal, moreover, damage of the structures responsible for central auditory processing in the dominating hemisphere. Altogether, this research has proved the usefulness of the conducted tests in the diagnostics of central auditory processing disorders in patients with dyslexia.
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