Effects of Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) on Measuring Children’s Auditory Functions: An Experimental Investigation

Abstract

Background: Measuring hearing functional capabilities by Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) may contribute to better treatment, and possible differences in this process may have important clinical implications. Objectives: To measure the validity and reliability of ABR through screening, estimating, and intraoperative monitoring auditory capabilities of Arab infants and children and the degree of their seriousness. Design: Pre-and-posttest was administered to measure the validity and reliability of ABR. Settings: Al Khars hospital in Al Ahsa’a, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Participants: Subjects of the present study are sixty (60) individuals. The study classified them into two groups: Infants (N= 30, ages range between 0-40 weeks) and children (N = 30, ages range between 10 months - 3 years), diagnosed with auditory problems. Procedures: ABR pre-and-posttest measurement was administered during two weeks. The outcomes of the pre-and-posttest were neuropsycholinguistically and statistically analyzed. Main outcomes & results: The results of the pre-and-posttest for both infants and children did not vary significantly. Also consistent with expectations, higher scores were not registered for the infants’ measurements due to age factors. The findings from this study largely indicate that ABR is valid and reliable.

Cuvinte-cheie: auditiv, trunchi cerebral, răspuns, copii, măsurare, funcție, studiu experimental

REZUMAT

Context: măsurarea capacităților funcționale auditive prin intermediul Răspunsurilor Auditive ale Trunchiului Cerebral (RATC) poate contribui la un tratament mai bun, iar posibilele diferențe în acest proces pot avea implicaţii clinice importante. Obiective: măsurarea validității şi fiabilității RATC prin screening, estimarea şi monitorizarea intraoperatorie a capacităţilor auditive la sugari şi copiii arabi şi a gradului de gravitate a acestora. Design: a fost realizat un pre- şi un post-test pentru a măsura validitatea şi fiabilitatea RATC. Cadre: spitalul „Al Khars” din Al Ahsa'a, Regatul Arabiei Saudite (RAS). Participanţi: 60 de persoane, împărţite în două grupuri: sugari (în număr de 30, cu vârsta cuprinsă între 0 şi 40 de săptămâni) şi copii (30 la număr, cu vârsta cuprinsă între 10 luni şi 3 ani), diagnosticaţi cu probleme auditive. Proceduri: măsurarea RATC prin pre- şi post-test a fost efectuată timp de două săptămâni. Rezultatele obţinute au fost analizate neuropsiholingvistic şi statistic. Principalele dintre ele, atât cu referire la sugari, cât şi la copii, nu au variat semnificativ. De asemenea, în concordanţă cu aşteptările, nu s-au înregistrat scoruri mai mari pentru măsurătorile sugarilor din cauza factorilor de vârstă. Rezultatele acestui studiu indică, în mare măsură, că RATC este valid și fiabil.

LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION

English

UDC: 81’342.1:612.78

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Received: August 2, 2013 | Reviewed: August 14, 2013 | Accepted for publication: August 20, 2013

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