Unilateral Hearing Loss
Conditions
Interventions
Adaptation of the frequency modulated system in 11 children diagnosed with unilateral hearing loss for use in the classroom. The children performed a sustained auditory attention test, speech percepti
Device
Sponsors
Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru
Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru
Eligibility
Age
5 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals between 5 and 17 years old; with diagnosis of unilateral hearing loss; adapted with a hearing aid for a minimum period of one year, with daily use of 8 hours confirmed by datalogging; enrolled in regular school; after adapting to regular use of the FM System during the school period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss; not to make effective use of the hearing aid; not properly enrolled in regular school.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expect improvement in speech perception, sustained auditory attention and participation in the classroom using FM system adapted in both ears.;From the study performed by means of normality and homogeneity parameters with analysis of variance test to two criteria of repeated measures with significance level of 5%, it was possible to conclude that the participants of the research presented superior results with the use of the FM system in the evaluations of speech perception, sustained auditory attention and participation in the classroom, regardless of the adaptation condition - unilateral or bilateral. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes were not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCarlos dos Santos
Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru
Outcome results
None listed