Avaliação simplificada do processamento auditivo central em escolares com e sem queixa de leitura

Abstract

Objective:To compare the performance of the simplified Central Auditory Processing and SAB assessment of students with and without reading complaints. Methods: The research design was retrospective documentary and quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 40 students aged 7 to 11 years, attended at the Clinical School of Audiology of UFPB divided into two groups: group I composed 24 students with reading complaint and group II with 16 students without reading complaint. The students underwent audiometry to search for hearing thresholds, the simplified auditory processing assessment (ASPA) and those responsible for applying the Scale of Auditiry Behavior (SAB) questionnaire. Results: Of the 40 students, 28 (70%) reported difficulty in PAC through the SAB questionnaire. There is a positive and moderate correlation between the reading complaint and the results of the SAB questionnaire (ρ =, 479; p <0.01). However, the SAB questionnaire does not correlate with screening tests. Comparing the simplified assessment tests in both groups, there was a significant difference in the Auditory Discrimination test (U = 58.0, p <0.001). Conclusion: There were no significant relationships between the SAB questionnaire and the ASPA tests, so the SAB in the evaluated population was not useful for screening for TPAC, but for screening for reading disorders. The Auditory Discrimination test showed significant difference between the groups with the complaint and without reading complaint.