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| Author(s): |
Larissa Germiniani dos Santos
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Bauru. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB/SDB) |
| Defense date: | 2015-02-25 |
| Examining board members: |
Regina Tangerino de Souza Jacob;
Érika Cristina Bucuvic;
Maria Fernanda Capoani Garcia Mondelli
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| Advisor: | Regina Tangerino de Souza Jacob |
| Abstract | |
To evaluate the communication and listening skills of children with hearing loss is extremely important since the monitoring of hearing developing for verification and planning of the habilitation or rehabilitation process is essential. On the national scene there is no standardized test for assessment children speech perception in noise. This study proposes a cultural adaptation of the speech perception procedure Phrases in Noise Test into Brazilian Portuguese, the validation and verification of its effectiveness in the evaluation of the Frequency Modulation System. The test phrases were translated. Speech and noise stimuli were adapted and adjusted using an audio editor program in order to equalize the intelligibility of sentences. Before the test application in children, a calibration with 10 normal hearing adults was performed to adjust the intensity of the speech signal. Two sentences that could influence the final result of the test in children with hearing loss were excluded and 10 phrases with equally intelligibility between them were selected. Six test lists of the Portuguese Brazilian version of the test were created and each phrase was repeated twice a list in a pseudo-randomized order. The test begins with the phrases at a signal-to-noise relation descending from a +15dB to a -12dB and ends ascending from a -12 to a +15 signal-to-noise relation with a fixed intensity and varying noise. The listening position adopted was the speech presented at 0-degree azimuth and noise at 180-degree azimuth. Verification and validation of lists were obtained with the test application in 10 children with normal hearing and 12 children with hearing loss users of cochlear implant and Frequency Modulation System. The results showed that was not found learning effect in the lists used in children with normal hearing. There were no significant differences in test application sequences and at the ages in the group of children with hearing loss. The conditions with the Frequency Modulation System were statistically different from conditions without it, confirming the importance and improved signal-to-noise relation using this device. Concurrent and convergent validity measures were assessed for test validation. This study concluded that the Phrases in Noise Test was translated, adapted and validated for Brazilian Portuguese, being named PINT Brazil, and is effective to assess speech perception in noise from four years old children with hearing loss users of the cochlear implant and Frequency Modulation System. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/10283-0 - Phrases in noise test (PINT):cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese and applicability in evaluating of Frequency Modulated System(FM) |
| Grantee: | Larissa Germiniani dos Santos |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |