scholarly journals Project “Equalizing opportunities – raising competence of children with disabilities”

2015 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-131
Author(s):  
Bartosz Piasecki ◽  
Ewa Mojs ◽  
Anna Sudoł ◽  
Włodzimierz Samborski
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
High Potential ◽  
First Year ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Central Auditory Processing Disorders ◽  
School Based ◽  
Auditory Analysis ◽  
The Right

The project will enable the use of the Tomatis therapy for children with central auditory processing disorders and the introduction of a proprietary curriculum preparing children to learn English in primary school – based on the method that streamlines the auditory analysis, on the proprietary language integration CDs used in the Tomatis method and on individual educational and therapeutic lessons with the teacher. The curriculum will be developed in the course of research under the guidance of prof. UM dr hab. Ewa Mojs from the Poznan University of Medical Sciences. The leader of the consortium implementing the project is the Foundation for Local Activity. The innovation has a high potential for implementation. Applicants to begin with estimate ultimately the ability to implement the program in the first year in 350 schools with the right equipment.

Effects of Interaural Time and Level Differences on the Binaural Interaction Component of the 80 Hz Auditory Steady-State Response

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (01) ◽  
pp. 082-094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fawen Zhang ◽  
Flint A. Boettcher
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Central Auditory Processing Disorders ◽  
Binaural Interaction ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Human Participants ◽  
The Right ◽  
Interaction Component

The auditory steady-state evoked response (ASSR) is a scalp-recorded potential elicited by modulated sounds or repetitive transient sounds presented at a high rate. The binaural interaction component (BIC) of the ASSR equals the difference between the response to binaural stimuli and the sum of the responses to a monaural stimulus presented to the left ear and the right ear. This study examined the effect of the interaural time (ITD) and level (ILD) difference on the BIC of the 80 Hz ASSR. Sixteen human participants with normal hearing were tested. The ITD and ILD were varied from -1.6 to +1.6 msec and from 0 to +12 dB, respectively. The ITD function of the BIC showed a "V" shape, with a 0 value of BIC at ITD 0 msec and a positive BIC at ITD +0.8 to +1.6 msec. For ILD conditions, the BIC displayed negative values, and its amplitude became more negative as the ILD was increased. The results indicate that the ITD and ILD may be processed by different groups of binaural neurons in different pathways. It is suggested that the 80 Hz ASSR provides an objective means for evaluating binaural functions in patients such as those with central auditory processing disorders. Las respuestas evocadas auditivas de estado estable (ASSR) son potenciales de registro en el cráneo generados por sonidos modulados o sonidos repetitivos transitorios presentados a una tasa alta. El componente de interacción biauricular (BIC) de los ASSR iguala la diferencia entre la respuesta a estímulos bi-auriculares y la suma de respuestas a estímulos mono-auriculares presentados al oído derecho y al oído izquierdo. Este estudio examinó el efecto de la diferencia interauricular de tiempo (ITD) y de nivel (ILD) a partir del BIC de un ASSR de 80 Hz. Se evaluaron dieciséis participantes humanos con audición normal. Las ITD y ILD se variaron de -1.6 a +1.6 mseg y de 0 a + 12 dB, respectivamente. La función ITD del BIC mostró una forma en "V", con un valor 0 del BIC con un ITD de 0 mseg y un BIC positivo con un ITD +0.8 a +1.6 mseg. Para condiciones ILD, el BIC mostró valores negativos, y su amplitud se hizo más negativa conforme aumento el ILD. Los resultados indican que el ITD y el ILD pueden ser procesados por grupos diferentes de neuronas bi-auriculares en diferentes vías. Se sugiere que el ASSR de 80 Hz proporciona un medio objetivo para evaluar las funciones bi-auriculares en pacientes como aquellos con trastornos centrales de procesamiento auditivo.

scholarly journals A Cost Analysis of School-Based Lifestyle Interventions

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 716-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marije Oosterhoff ◽  
Hans Bosma ◽  
Onno C.P. van Schayck ◽  
Manuela A. Joore
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
First Year ◽  
Lifestyle Interventions ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
School Based ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Cost Offsets

Abstract A uniform approach for costing school-based lifestyle interventions is currently lacking. The objective of this study was to develop a template for costing primary school-based lifestyle interventions and apply this to the costing of the “Healthy Primary School of the Future” (HPSF) and the “Physical Activity School” (PAS), which aim to improve physical activity and dietary behaviors. Cost-effectiveness studies were reviewed to identify the cost items. Societal costs were reflected by summing up the education, household and leisure, labor and social security, and health perspectives. Cost inputs for HPSF and PAS were obtained for the first year after implementation. In a scenario analysis, the costs were explored for a hypothetical steady state. From a societal perspective, the per child costs were €2.7/$3.3 (HPSF) and €− 0.3/$− 0.4 (PAS) per day during the first year after implementation, and €1.0/$1.2 and €− 1.3/$− 1.6 in a steady state, respectively (2016 prices). The highest costs were incurred by the education perspective (first year: €8.7/$10.6 (HPSF) and €4.0/$4.9 (PAS); steady state: €6.1/$7.4 (HPSF) and €2.1/$2.6 (PAS)), whereas most of the cost offsets were received by the household and leisure perspective (first year: €− 6.0/$− 7.3 (HPSF) and €− 4.4/$− 5.4 (PAS); steady state: €− 5.0/$− 6.1 (HPSF) and €− 3.4/$− 4.1 (PAS)). The template proved helpful for costing HPSF and PAS from various stakeholder perspectives. The costs for the education sector were fully (PAS) and almost fully (HPSF) compensated by the savings within the household sector. Whether the additional costs of HPSF over PAS represent value for money will depend on their relative effectiveness.

scholarly journals Event related potentials in cases of amblyaudia

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 747
Author(s):  
Wessam Mostafa Essawy
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Speech Development ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Auditory Information ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Auditory Processing Disorders ◽  
Central Auditory Processing Disorders ◽  
Related Potentials

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Amblyaudia is a weakness in the listener’s binaural processing of auditory information. Subjects with amblyaudia also demonstrate binaural integration deficits and may display similar patterns in their evoked responses in terms of latency and amplitude of these responses. The purpose of this study was to identify the presence of amblyaudia in a population of young children subjects and to measure mismatch negativity (MMN), P300 and cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEPs) for those individuals.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> Subjects included in this study were divided into 2 groups control group that consisted of 20 normal hearing subjects with normal developmental milestones and normal speech development. The study group (GII) consisted of 50 subjects with central auditory processing disorders (CAPDs) diagnosed by central auditory screening tests. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> With using dichotic tests including dichotic digits test (DDT) and competing sentence test (CST), we could classify these cases into normal, dichotic dysaudia, amblyaudia, and amblyaudia plus with percentages (40%, 14%, 38%, 8% respectively). Using event related potentials, we found that P300 and MMN are more specific in detecting neurocognitive dysfunction related to allocation of attentional resources and immediate memory in these cases.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The presence of amblyaudia in cases of central auditory processing disorders (CAPDs) and event related potentials is an objective tool for diagnosis, prognosis and follow up after rehabilitation.</p>

Auditory training in auditory processing disorders (APD)

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Dunaj ◽  
Anna Lobaczuk-Sitnik ◽  
Malgorzata Rozanska ◽  
Emilia Duchnowska ◽  
Bozena Kosztyla-Hojna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Auditory Training ◽  
Diagnostic Code ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Auditory Processing Disorders ◽  
Central Auditory Processing Disorders

Auditory processing disorders (APD) are characterized by a reduction in the efficiency of auditory processing, which results in a deficit in identifying and interpreting sounds by the brain. In 2017, auditory processing disorders were awarded an individual diagnostic code. Symptoms that indicate the presence of auditory processing disorders are numerous and non-specific. The primary symptom of impaired auditory processing is difficulty understanding speech in noise. This disorder affects about 5-7% of children. Most often, the result of at least two tests included in the set is considered to be the determinant which constitutes the basis for the diagnosis of disorders. In the diagnostic and therapeutic process of children with auditory processing disorders, the correct diagnosis is of key importance, thanks to which it will be possible to conduct an appropriate treatment. All therapeutic methods, tasks activating auditory perception and language skills should be selected reliably, individually for each participant of the therapy. The use of the so-called auditory training during corrective-compensatory and speech therapy classes in children with central auditory processing disorders should be the standard. It is the main method of treating children with central hearing impairment. Auditory training includes auditory education based on stimulating child’s auditory predispositions and on developing the ability to use them in order to gain better orientation in the environment. At present, therapists in Poland may use various types of therapeutic interactions that have a positive impact on the development of a child’s hearing skills. The aim of the work is to discuss auditory training and to present speech therapy exercises helpful in the therapeutic process of children with auditory processing disorders.

scholarly journals Electrophysiological and Behavioral Evaluation of Auditory Processing in Adults with Dysphonia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cláudia Mondini Ribeiro Bez ◽  
Cyntia Barbosa Laureano Luiz ◽  
Sabrina Mazzer Paes ◽  
Renata Rangel Azevedo ◽  
Daniela Gil
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Behavioral Assessment ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
Auditory Evoked Potential ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Complex Stimuli ◽  
Long Latency ◽  
The Right

Abstract Introduction Dysphonia is an oral communication disorder. The voice and hearing are interrelated aspects. Hearing is an important sensory input for monitoring the vocal pattern. The relation between hearing abilities and dysphonia represents a contribution both in scientific and in clinical terms, especially in cases in which satisfactory results are not achieved in the therapeutic process. Objective To characterize long-latency auditory evoked potential (P300) with tonal and complex stimuli, and to make a behavioral evaluation of auditory processing in adults with behavioral dysphonia. Method The sample used for the present study consisted of 20 subjects from both genders with ages ranging from 18 and 58, who were diagnosed with behavioral dysphonia. The evaluations occurred in a single 2-hour session, in which the procedures of clinical history, pure tone and speech audiometries, acoustic immittance measures, and behavioral and electrophysiological evaluations of auditory processing were performed. Results The descriptive measures of P3 latency elicited by tonal and complex stimuli showed similar results for the right and left ears, without statistically significant differences. In the qualitative analysis, the results observed were within the normality patterns for the P3 component for both tonal and complex stimuli. As for the behavioral evaluation of auditory processing, abnormal results were observed in 100% of the sample. Abnormalities were found in the auditory skills of ordering and temporal resolution and figure-background obtained from the duration pattern, random gap detection, and dichotic tests (syllables and words), respectively. Conclusion The evaluated patients presented central auditory processing disorder, evidenced by behavioral assessment.

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