Auditory Processing Impairments Under Background Noise in Children with Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip and/or Palate

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Feng ◽  
Zhang Lu
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Background Noise ◽  
Cleft Lip

The Impact of Musicianship on the Cortical Mechanisms Related to Separating Speech from Background Noise

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1044-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Rich Zendel ◽  
Charles-David Tremblay ◽  
Sylvie Belleville ◽  
Isabelle Peretz
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Lexical Access ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Background Noise ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Active Listening ◽  
N400 Amplitude ◽  
Speech In Noise ◽  
Electrical Brain Activity ◽  
The Impact

Musicians have enhanced auditory processing abilities. In some studies, these abilities are paralleled by an improved understanding of speech in noisy environments, partially due to more robust encoding of speech signals in noise at the level of the brainstem. Little is known about the impact of musicianship on attention-dependent cortical activity related to lexical access during a speech-in-noise task. To address this issue, we presented musicians and nonmusicians with single words mixed with three levels of background noise, across two conditions, while monitoring electrical brain activity. In the active condition, listeners repeated the words aloud, and in the passive condition, they ignored the words and watched a silent film. When background noise was most intense, musicians repeated more words correctly compared with nonmusicians. Auditory evoked responses were attenuated and delayed with the addition of background noise. In musicians, P1 amplitude was marginally enhanced during active listening and was related to task performance in the most difficult listening condition. By comparing ERPs from the active and passive conditions, we isolated an N400 related to lexical access. The amplitude of the N400 was not influenced by the level of background noise in musicians, whereas N400 amplitude increased with the level of background noise in nonmusicians. In nonmusicians, the increase in N400 amplitude was related to a reduction in task performance. In musicians only, there was a rightward shift of the sources contributing to the N400 as the level of background noise increased. This pattern of results supports the hypothesis that encoding of speech in noise is more robust in musicians and suggests that this facilitates lexical access. Moreover, the shift in sources suggests that musicians, to a greater extent than nonmusicians, may increasingly rely on acoustic cues to understand speech in noise.

Assessment of auditory processing in children with non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Melika Zarei ◽  
Zahra Hosseini Dastgerdi ◽  
Alireza Momeni ◽  
Nayyereh Sadat Nouri
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Cleft Lip

Management of Auditory Processing Difficulties Virtually: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (02) ◽  
pp. 098-106
Author(s):  
Virginia Amy Milne
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ear ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Background Noise ◽  
Music Performance ◽  
Auditory Processing Disorders ◽  
Common Complaint ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Virtual Meetings ◽  
Educational Accommodations

AbstractDifficulty hearing in the presence of background noise is a common complaint heard by audiologists. This can be accompanied by additional difficulty in classrooms and other difficult listening situations. This was recently exacerbated by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) shutdowns and the accompanying mask usage and virtual meetings. This article describes one such patient seen during the recent shutdown. This patient reported difficulty hearing during her college coursework for her music performance major. She was an established otology patient with an extensive middle ear history including multiple surgeries. During the shutdown, she virtually consulted with the auditory processing disorders clinic at the recommendation of her otologist to discuss her college-related difficulty and pursue educational accommodations. Challenges and solutions for seeing this patient and other, similar patients virtually are discussed as well as a review of how this patient proceeded and how the knowledge gained from this patient could apply to others with similar concerns.

scholarly journals Home auditory training for children with impairment hearing due to cleft lip and palate

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-165
Author(s):  
Lucimara de Almeida Coelho ◽  
Marielli Fernanda Bezerra de Morais ◽  
Priscila de Araújo Lucas Rodrigues ◽  
Gabriela Coelho Pereira DeLuccia ◽  
Taina Maiza Bilinski Nardez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Cleft Lip And Palate ◽  
Auditory Training ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Electrophysiological Tests ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Hearing Assessment ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Purpose: to verify the impact of home auditory training performed by parents for 30 days and the contribution to a better performance of the central auditory processing in children with auditory disorders resulting from cleft lip and palate. Methods: case studies were carried out with three children above seven years of age, presented with operated cleft lip and palate. Tests to assess peripheral hearing, behavioral and electrophysiological tests for central hearing assessment and Sustained Attention Auditory Ability ones, before and after the auditory training, were performed. Those responsible for the children answered a questionnaire which verified the auditory and attention behaviors altered by the impairment of the auditory processing. Results: improvement was seen in the majority of the behavioral tests of the auditory processing disorders, and in those which did not show variation after the training, the performance was maintained. Improvement was observed in the sustained attention as well as in the monitoring of all children of the study, post training. Improvement of the auditory behavior and also the decrease of latencies and the increase of amplitude of Na and Pa waves, after the training, were found. Conclusion: there was an enhancement in the performance of the central auditory processing of all children with operated cleft lip and palate, following auditory stimulation.

Background Noise Degrades Central Auditory Processing in Toddlers

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. e342-e351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elina Niemitalo-Haapola ◽  
Sini Haapala ◽  
Eira Jansson-Verkasalo ◽  
Teija Kujala
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Background Noise ◽  
Central Auditory Processing
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