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| Autor(es): |
Tugumia, Daniele
[1]
;
Samelli, Alessandra Giannella
[1]
;
Matas, Carla Gentile
[1]
;
Leite Magliaro, Fernanda Cristina
[1]
;
Rabelo, Camila Maia
[1]
Número total de Autores: 5
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| Afiliação do(s) autor(es): | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Dept Speech Language Pathol & Audiol, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Número total de Afiliações: 1
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo Científico |
| Fonte: | CoDAS; v. 28, n. 1, p. 27-33, JAN-FEB 2016. |
| Citações Web of Science: | 1 |
| Resumo | |
Tinnitus may be defined as the conscious perception of sound or noise, without the presence of external acoustic stimulation. Given the damage caused by tinnitus and the lack of effective treatment, alternatives are necessary to rehabilitate subjects with tinnitus. There is an assumption that auditory training (AT) could lead to a plastic reorganization of this system, thus promoting an improvement of the symptom. Objective: To verify the effect of an AT program in subjects with tinnitus in the perception of this symptom. Methods: Twelve subjects with tinnitus were included in the study and divided into two groups: Study Group (SG) and Control Group (CG). All of them underwent audiometric and electrophysiological assessments; acuphenometry; Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and auditory processing assessment (GIN - Gaps in Noise, Frequency Pattern Test and Speech-in-Noise). Afterward, trainings began and the SG was submitted to the formal AT, and the CG to the visual training. Results: In the characterization of the groups, no statistically significant difference was found for the variables such as age, pitch, and loudness of tinnitus, or for hearing thresholds in conventional audiometry and high frequencies. Comparisons were performed between the groups, before and after the trainings, regarding electrophysiological, behavioral, and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory tests, and no statistically significant differences were found between them for any of the evaluations. Conclusion: Findings showed no statistically significant differences between groups in the comparison between the moments pre-and post-trainings (auditory or visual), nor for the electrophysiological findings or behavioral assessment of the auditory processing and for the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, although some specific differences in the individual analysis have occurred. (AU) | |
| Processo FAPESP: | 10/06699-8 - Efeito de um Programa de Treinamento Auditivo em Portadores de Zumbido |
| Beneficiário: | Daniele Tugumia |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado |