Efeito da prótese ativa de orelha média na percepção auditiva da fala em indivíduos com malformação de orelha
Effect of active middle ear implant on auditory speech perception in individuals with ear malformation
Eliane Aparecida Techi Catisquini; Mylena Malavazi Teixeira; Cláudia Daniele Pelanda Zampronio; Jerusa Roberta Massola Oliveira; Maria Fernanda Capoani Garcia Mondelli; Luiz Fernando Manzoni Lourençone; Rubens Vuono de Brito Neto
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Purpose To verify the results of active middle ear implant on audibility and auditory speech perception in individuals with external and/or middle ear malformations.
Methods Primary, observational, retrospective study, through analysis of medical records of individuals with bilateral external and/or middle ear malformations, unilateral users of active middle ear implant. The data collected refer to auditory thresholds obtained through free-field audiometry and assessment of auditory speech perception - sentence recognition in silence and noise, in the following situations: without the implant, at the time of activation, in the first and in the third month of use.
Results Nine individuals were included in the study. The average age at the time of activation was 24.6 years (minimum 12 and maximum 40 years). Statistically significant improvement in auditory thresholds (p<0.05) and in the sentence recognition test in silence and noise (p<0.05) was observed at the time of activation. There was no significant difference between the evaluation situations after activation, indicating acclimatization by the user.
Conclusion The results of the active middle ear implant VSB (MED-EL) users on the audibility and auditory speech perception, in individual with external and/or middle ear malformation were better in the activation condition compared to the pre-surgical condition, maintaining stable over time; which reinforces its indication for this population.
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Submitted date:
02/26/2024
Accepted date:
10/05/2024
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