Perfil auditivo de crianças atendidas em Serviço de Alta Complexidade na cidade de Aracaju, Sergipe

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Ano de defesa: 2014
Autor(a) principal: Santos, Sulamita Cysneiros das Chagas lattes
Orientador(a): D'Ávila, Jeferson Sampaio
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Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
Idioma: por
Instituição de defesa: Não Informado pela instituição
Programa de Pós-Graduação: Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde
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Link de acesso: https://ri.ufs.br/handle/riufs/3922
Resumo: Children with hearing loss, mostly show a significant gap in the educational, social and emotional development. After the creation of the National Hearing Health Care in 2004, hearing loss has been discussed in the context of public policies in order to determine and plan actions that aim to develop strategies for promoting quality of life. Objectives: To describe the audiological profile of children attending reference service in High Complexity; determine the map of origin of the patients; correlate hearing loss to gender and age, to identify the type and degree of hearing loss, characterize the type of apparatus Personal Sound Amplification selected and analyze the continuity of the process in the rehabilitation of speech. Methodology: a descriptive study was conducted in 129 children from 0-15 years of old who were referred to the high complexity in Hearing Health at São José Hospital, State of Sergipe. Audiometry, Impedanciometry, Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions and Auditory Brainstem Response to characterize the hearing loss, electrophysiological tests and corresponding age group behavioral responses were used. After clinical evaluation by a multidisciplinary team, the children were sent to check the Sound Amplification Device and speech rehabilitation therapy. Results: children were studied, of both genders, aged 0-15 years old. Regarding gender, 69 (53.5 %) were female. With respect to age, 91 (70.5 %) were from 11-15 years old. Regarding demographic factors, 43 (33.3 %) lived in Aracaju. Hearing loss in both ears, occurred in 124 (96.1 %) cases. According to information gathered in the interview, in 67 (51.9 %) children were reported as unknown etiology. On the type and degree of hearing loss, 111 (86.1 %) children had sensorneural loss and in 101 (78.3 %) the loss was severe to profound. The speech rehabilitation therapy was performed for 46 (35.7 %) children in the study. The Sound Amplification Device selected in 127 (98.4 %) children were of the BTE model, and 79 (61.2 %) belonging to Class |A|. Conclusion: higher percentage of female children aged 11-15 years has been identified. The sensorneural hearing loss of severe to profound bilateral showed high prevalence. The type and model of appliance Sound Amplification selected following the recommendations of the Ministry of Health Among children who did speech therapy, most reside in the capital or near the cities Hearing Health Service.