A Retrospective Study of the Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury on Auditory Function: From a Clinical Perspective

NeuroSci

Caryn Bursch¹  Mira White²  Fauve Duquette-Laplante²  Amineh Koravand²  Benoît Jutras³ 

[1] APD Ottawa, Audiology Private Practice, Ottawa, ON K2V 5G7, Canada;Audiology and Speech Pathology Program, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada;School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3N 1X7, Canada;

关键词: traumatic brain injury;    audiology;    auditory perceptual disorders;    hearing tests;    hearing disorders-diagnosis;    auditory perception;   

DOI  :  10.3390/neurosci3010004

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Purpose: The main purpose of this retrospective study was to identify auditory dysfunctions related to traumatic brain injury (TBI) in individuals evaluated in an Audiology clinic. Method: Peripheral and central auditory evaluations were performed from March 2014 to June 2018 in 26 patients (14 males) with TBI. The age of the participants ranged from 9 to 59 years old (34.24 ± 15.21). Six participants had blast-related TBI and 20 had blunt force TBI. Sixteen experienced a single TBI event whereas ten experienced several. Correlation analyses were performed to verify the relationship, if any, between the number of auditory tests failed and the number, type, and severity of TBIs. Result: All participants failed at least one auditory test. Nearly 60% had abnormal results on degraded speech tests (compressed and echoed, filtered or in background noise) and 25% had a high frequency hearing loss. There was no statistically significant correlation between the number of auditory tests failed and the number, type, and severity of TBIs. Conclusion: Results indicated negative and heterogenous effects of TBI on peripheral and central auditory function and highlighted the need for a more extensive auditory assessment in individuals with TBI.

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