scholarly journals Central auditory processing outcome after stroke in children

2014 ◽  
Vol 72 (9) ◽  
pp. 680-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla M. I. Freiria Elias ◽  
Carolina Camargo Oliveira ◽  
Marina Junqueira Airoldi ◽  
Katia Maria D. Franco ◽  
Sônia das Dores Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Selective Attention ◽  
Temporal Processing ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
Speech In Noise ◽  
Pitch Pattern ◽  
Pattern Sequence ◽  
Processing Abilities ◽  
Auditory Analysis

Objective To investigate central auditory processing in children with unilateral stroke and to verify whether the hemisphere affected by the lesion influenced auditory competence. Method 23 children (13 male) between 7 and 16 years old were evaluated through speech-in-noise tests (auditory closure); dichotic digit test and staggered spondaic word test (selective attention); pitch pattern and duration pattern sequence tests (temporal processing) and their results were compared with control children. Auditory competence was established according to the performance in auditory analysis ability. Results Was verified similar performance between groups in auditory closure ability and pronounced deficits in selective attention and temporal processing abilities. Most children with stroke showed an impaired auditory ability in a moderate degree. Conclusion Children with stroke showed deficits in auditory processing and the degree of impairment was not related to the hemisphere affected by the lesion.

scholarly journals Central auditory processing in bilinguals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamileh Chupani ◽  
Mohanna Javanbakht ◽  
Yones Lotfi
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Processing ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Dichotic Listening ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Attention And Memory ◽  
Auditory Information ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Speech In Noise ◽  
Listening Studies

Background and Aim: The majority of the world’s population is bilingual. Bilingualism is a form of sensory enrichment that translates to gains in cognitive abilities; these cognitive gains in attention and memory are known to modulate subcortical processing of auditory stimuli. Sec­ond language acquisition has a broad impact on various psychological, cognitive, memory, and linguistic processes. Central auditory processing (CAP) is the perceptual processing of auditory information. Due to its importance in bilingu­alism, this study aimed to review the CAP of bilinguals. Recent Findings: The CAP was studied in three areas: dichotic listening, temporal processing, and speech in noise perception. Regarding dicho­tic listening, studies have shown that bilinguals have better performance in staggered spondaic word (SSW) test, consonant-vowel dichotic test, dichotic digits test (DDT), and disyllable dichotic test than monolinguals, although similar results have also been reported in SSW and DDT. Reg­arding temporal processing, the results of bilin­guals do not differ from those of monolinguals, although in some cases, it is better in bilinguals. Regarding speech in noise perception, the results between bilinguals and monolinguals are varied depending on the amount of linguistic infor­mation available in the stimuli. Conclusion: Bilingualism has a positive effect on dichotic processing, no effect on temporal processing, and varied effect on speech in noise perception. Bilinguals have poor performance using meaningful speech and better performance using meaningless speech. Keywords: Central auditory processing; bilingual; dichotic listening; temporal processing; speech in noise perception

scholarly journals Effects of learning to play stringed instruments in adulthood on frequency discrimination by pitch pattern sequence test

2018 ◽  
pp. 157-163
Author(s):  
Leyla Jalilvand Karimi ◽  
Mahboubeh Rahimi ◽  
Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban
Keyword(s):  
Auditory System ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Frequency Discrimination ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Central Auditory System ◽  
Music Training ◽  
Stringed Instruments ◽  
Pitch Pattern ◽  
Pattern Sequence ◽  
Significant Difference

Background and Aim: Frequency discrimination is an important skill in central auditory processing which plays a critical role in proper reading, writing, and speech perception. Music training is among the ways that improve this skill. Most of the reviewed literature is based on the impact of learning music on the early stages of childhood. Therefore, if the tests used in the assessment of central auditory system are proved to be effective in music training in adulthood, they could be recommended as an appropriate option for adult central auditory processing disorder rehabilitation. This study aimed to investigate the effects of learning to play stringed instruments in adulthood on frequency discrimination by pitch pattern sequence test.Methods: This cross-sectional and non-interventional study was performed on 46 normal hearing subjects aged 20-45 years, 28 non-musicians and 18 musicians who were trained to play music as an adult. They were compared by PPST. The results were analyzed by 2-way analysis of variance.Results: There was a significant difference between the average scores of the two groups, the non-musicians and the musicians, for both ears (p<0.001). On the other hand, there was no significant difference between the two test results in both groups gender wise (p>0.05).Conclusion: More correct answers of musicians indicated their better frequency discrimination compared to non-musicians, which could be a reason for improvement in the performance of the central auditory system caused by music training even in the verge of adulthood.

Central Auditory Processing Abilities of Low-Achieving Gifted Adolescents

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas G. Rigo ◽  
Shalini Arehole ◽  
Phebe A. Hayes
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
School Students ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Processing Abilities ◽  
Gifted Adolescents

In this study, the central auditory processing (CAP) abilities of a group of low-achieving gifted high school students were measured and compared to matching groups of achieving gifted, average, and learning-disabled students. CAP skills were measured behaviorally, utilizing the Test for Auditory Processing Disorders in Adolescents and Children (SCAN:A). Results revealed significant CAP deficits in the low-achieving gifted group when compared to the achieving gifted and the average subjects. Furthermore, the CAP ability of the low-achieving gifted group was similar to that of the learning-disabled subjects. The nature of CAP disorders and suggested management strategies are discussed.

scholarly journals Associations of Central Auditory Processing With Brain Volumes

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 157-157
Author(s):  
Josef Coresh ◽  
Kathleen Hayden ◽  
Clifford Jack ◽  
Thomas Mosley ◽  
James Pankow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Superior Temporal Gyrus ◽  
Middle Temporal Gyrus ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Brain Volumes ◽  
Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities ◽  
Test Range ◽  
Speech In Noise ◽  
Aric Study

Abstract We investigated the cross-sectional associations of speech-in-noise performance with magnetic resonance imaging brain volumes among 588 cognitively normal participants (77±4 years, 56% female) from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Study (randomized trial embedded in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study) baseline in 2018-19 (N=427, with hearing loss) and ARIC (N=161, normal hearing) Visit 6/7 in 2016-17/2018-19. Central auditory processing was measured by Quick Speech-in-Noise (QuickSIN) test; range: 0 to 30, lower scores=worse performance. In models adjusted for demographic and disease covariates, every 5-point decrease in QuickSIN score was associated with smaller volumes of the temporal lobe overall (-0.07SD, 95% CI:-0.13,-0.01) as well as subregions including but not limited to those important for auditory processing (amygdala:-0.13SD, 95% CI:-0.21,-0.04; middle temporal gyrus:-0.08SD, 95% CI:-0.15,-0.00; superior temporal gyrus:-0.08SD, 95% CI:-0.15,-0.01). Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms underlying these observed associations.

Relationship Between Peripheral and Central Auditory Abilities and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Adolescent Girls

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Chandni Jain ◽  
Vipin Ghosh Pushpoth Gangadharan ◽  
Chetak Kadabasal Basavaraja ◽  
Aishwarya Lakshmi
Keyword(s):  
Speech Perception ◽  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Digit Span ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Speech Perception In Noise ◽  
Processing Abilities

Purpose This study evaluated the peripheral hearing and central auditory processing abilities in Indian adolescent girls with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Method The participants consisted of 75 adolescent girls with IDA, 50 adolescent girls without IDA, and 50 adolescent boys without IDA. Participants underwent a test battery to evaluate auditory processing and peripheral hearing assessment. In this study, central auditory processing abilities were assessed using Speech Perception in Noise test in Kannada (SPIN-K) and quick speech perception in noise tests in Kannada, dichotic consonant–vowel test, gap detection threshold (GDT), and auditory digit sequencing and auditory digit span tests. Results Results showed that the hearing thresholds at extremely low and high frequencies (250 and 8000 Hz), although within clinically normal limits, were poorer in girls with IDA than in the control groups. Also, girls with IDA performed poorly in SPIN-K of the right ear, GDT, and auditory backward digit span tests. Conclusion These subtle auditory deficiencies may be attributed to the compromised blood supply to the central auditory nervous system, as observed in the current study.

scholarly journals Study of Acute and Sub-Acute Effects of Auditory Training on the Central Auditory Processing in Older Adults with Hearing Loss—A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 4944
Author(s):  
Carla Matos Silva ◽  
Carolina Fernandes ◽  
Clara Rocha ◽  
Telmo Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Speech Perception ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Auditory Training ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Speech In Noise ◽  
Noise Test ◽  
Group 1

Background: Impairment in speech perception is a common feature of older adults. This study aimed at evaluating the acute and sub-acute (after three months) effects of auditory training on central auditory processing in older people with hearing loss. Methods: A nonrandomized study was conducted enrolling 15 older adults with hearing loss and an average age of 78.6 ± 10.9 years. All participants underwent a baseline otoscopy, tympanogram, audiogram and speech-in-noise test with a signal-noise ratio (SNR) of 10 and 15 dB. Afterwards, auditory training intervention was implemented consisting of 10 training sessions over 5 weeks. Participants were divided into two groups: group 1 (G1) underwent auditory training based on a speech-in-noise test; group 2 (G2) underwent a filtered-speech test. Auditory processing was evaluated at baseline (T0) immediately after the intervention (T1) and 3 months after the intervention (T2). Results: Group 1 were quite efficient regardless of the SNR in the right ear with statistically significant differences from T0 to T1 (p = 0.003 and p = 0.006 for 10 dB and 15 dB, respectively) and T0 to T2 (p = 0.011 and 0.015 for 10 dB and 15 dB, respectively). As for the left ear, the increase of success was statistically significant for the SNR of 10 dB and 15 dB from T0 to T1 (p = 0.001 and p = 0.014, respectively) and from T0 to T2 (p = 0.016 and p = 0.003). In G2, there was a significant variation only from T0 for T1 in the left ear for an SNR of 10 dB (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Speech perception in noise significantly improved after auditory training in old adults.

scholarly journals Development and evaluation of a computer-based auditory training program for rehabilitation of children with decoding deficit

2018 ◽  
pp. 143-149
Author(s):  
Azam Aghaie ◽  
Ali Akbar Tahaei ◽  
Farnoush Jarollahi ◽  
Mohammad Kamali
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Auditory Training ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Speech In Noise ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Computer Based

Background and Aim: Decoding deficit is the most common central auditory processing disorder (CAPD). Given the benefits of computer-based auditory training programs for treatment of central disorders and the lack of such programs in Persian language, this study aimed to develop a computer-based auditory training program for decoding skill. We also evaluated this program in 8 to12 year old children with CAPD.Methods: The first stage of research was to develop a computer-based auditory training program. This program consists of three levels of phonological discrimination, syllable discrimination, and word discrimination. The second stage was to determine the content and face validity of the program. The third stage was to assess the program effect on five children with decoding deficit. The research method was interventional and had a pretest and post-test design with another five children as control group. The staggered spondaic word, phonemic synthesis (PS) and speech in noise tests was used to assess the children performance before and after training.Results: Mean scores of staggered spondaic word (SSW) and PS tests of the experimental group were significantly difference before and after the auditory training (p<0.05) as compared to control group. However, there was no significant difference with regard to the speech-in-noise test results (p>0.05).Conclusion: This computer-based auditory training program can be considered as a preliminary tool for the rehabilitation and treatment of decoding deficits in children with CAPD.

scholarly journals Training with an auditory perceptual learning game transfers to speech in competition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esteban Sebastian Lelo de Larrea-Mancera ◽  
Mark Allen Phillipp ◽  
Trevor Stavropoulos ◽  
Audrey Anna Carrillo ◽  
Sierra Cheong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceptual Learning ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Frequency Discrimination ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Training Outcomes ◽  
Perceptual Skills ◽  
Learning Game ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Processing Abilities

Hearing speech in competition is a major complaint in those who suffer from hearing loss. Here we investigate a novel perceptual learning game that is designed to train perceptual skills thought to underlie speech in competition, such as spectral-temporal processing and sound localization, under conditions of quiet and in noise. Thirty young normal hearing participants were assigned either to this mixed-training condition or an active control consisting of frequency discrimination training within the same gamified setting. To assess training outcomes, we examine tests of basic central auditory processing, speech in competition, and cognitive processing abilities before and after training. Results suggest modest improvements on speech in competition tests in the mixed-training but not the frequency-discrimination control condition. This data show promise for future applications in populations with hearing difficulties.

scholarly journals Acoustically controlled auditory training in children with speech disfluency: a case report

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscila Biaggi Alves de Alencar ◽  
Priscila de Araújo Lucas ◽  
Edilamar De Bortoli ◽  
Luiza Maria Bernert ◽  
Letícia Paola Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Auditory Training ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
Speech Fluency ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Speech Disfluency ◽  
Developmental Stuttering ◽  
Auditory Skills

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to verify the effect of the acoustically controlled auditory training on the speech fluency of children diagnosed with developmental stuttering. Two patients were submitted to speech fluency evaluation, basic audiological assessment, and central auditory processing assessment, before and after the intervention with the digital platform. Two male individuals (P1 and P2) participated in the research. They were respectively 8 and 9 years old, both were right-handed, native Brazilian Portuguese speakers, diagnosed with developmental stuttering, P1 presenting a moderate, and P2, a mild-to-moderate degree. There was an improvement in some auditory skills. However, there was no improvement in the speech fluency pattern in neither of the cases studied.

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