OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the investigation was to determine whether a group of children with specific language impairments (SLI) have reduced peripheral auditory processes thought to be associated with speech-in-noise intelligibility. DESIGN: Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) and their suppression by the efferent activity of the medial olivocochlear system (MOCS) in response to contralateral acoustic stimulation were used to compare these processes in 18 children with SLI and 21 controls. RESULTS: The results revealed no group difference in TEOAE suppression effect or left/right asymmetry of TEOAE suppression effect. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that children with SLI do not have auditory processing problems at this peripheral level casting doubt on a hypothesized relationship between strength of MOCS activity and language impairment.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the investigation was to determine whether a group of children with specific language impairments (SLI) have reduced peripheral auditory processes thought to be associated with speech-in-noise intelligibility. DESIGN: Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) and their suppression by the efferent activity of the medial olivocochlear system (MOCS) in response to contralateral acoustic stimulation were used to compare these processes in 18 children with SLI and 21 controls. RESULTS: The results revealed no group difference in TEOAE suppression effect or left/right asymmetry of TEOAE suppression effect. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that children with SLI do not have auditory processing problems at this peripheral level casting doubt on a hypothesized relationship between strength of MOCS activity and language impairment.
Authors: Renata Mota Mamede Carvallo; Seisse Gabriela Gandolfi Sanches; Silvia Maria Ibidi; Jordana Costa Soares; Alessandra Spada Durante Journal: Braz J Otorhinolaryngol Date: 2015-07-22