Comparison of Auditory Localization Ability between Preschool Bilateral Hearing-Impaired Children and Normal Hearing Children
| Autor: | Nasrin Gohari, Zahra Hosseini dastgerdi, Foozieh Dehghani, Ehsan Negin, Atta Heidari |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 100-105 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2345-6167 2345-6159 |
| DOI: | 10.30476/jrsr.2022.95333.1287 |
| Popis: | Background: Sound localization is a valuable skill whose maturation is influenced by auditory experience and is limited by bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. No study has assessed auditory localization in bilateral hearing-impaired children (BHIC) aged 5-6 years. The present study aimed to investigate the auditory localization skill in children with moderate-to-severe bilateral hearing loss and using hearing aids compared to their normally hearing peers.Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 19 participants aged 5-6 years (60-72 months) with a mean age of 65.31± 3.83 months as the BHIC group and 21 participants aged 5-6 years with a mean age of 60.21±3.02 months as the normally hearing children (NHC) group. The localization ability of both groups was tested in 24 positions with 15-degree intervals by a speaker connected to a laptop and a calibrated speech stimulus named "test." A score of +0.5 for each 15 degrees of error on the right side of the position and -0.5 on the left side of the position were considered.Results: The results revealed a significant difference in the error rates between the two groups in four (out of 24) positions (p |
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