A Novel Bone Conduction Hearing System May Improve Memory Function in Children with Single Side Hearing loss: A Case-Control Study.
J Int Adv Otol
; 16(2): 158-164, 2020 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32784152
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the effects of an adhesive adapter prosthesis (AAP) on memory function in pediatric subjects with single side hearing loss (SSHL). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Case-control study. 19 pediatric subjects with mild to moderate SSHL treated with AAP and 15 subjects with normal hearing (control group) were included in this study. Working and short-term memory functions were tested in all subjects, in silence and noise conditions. In SSHL subjects, tests were performed before the AAP was applied (T0) and at 1-month (T1) follow-up. The control group was tested once.RESULTS:
AAP significantly improved working memory function in noise as measured at T1 (p<0.01) compared with T0, but T1 scores in children with SSHL remained significantly different from the ones of the control group (p<0.01). AAP also significantly improved short- term memory function test scores at T1 compared with T0 (p<0.01), but despite being in the normal range for the subjects' age, the scores remained significantly different from those of the control group (p<0.01).CONCLUSION:
In pediatric subjects with mild, moderate, and moderate-severe SSHL, restoration of bilateral hearing through AAP improved short-term memory function and working memory function in noise, as measured at 1 month follow-up; however, AAP did not seem to lead to a full restoration of such functions as measured by a comparison with healthy controls. Further studies with longer follow-ups might help elucidate whether AAP can elicit further improvements in memory functions.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Correction of Hearing Impairment
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Bone Conduction
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Hearing Loss, Unilateral
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Hearing Aids
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Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
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Memory, Short-Term
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Int Adv Otol
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italia