Dyscalculia in Patients with Vertigo

1990 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
John Risey ◽  
Wayne Briner
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Auditory System ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Mental Arithmetic ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Balance Disorders ◽  
Central Origin ◽  
The Relationship

This paper reports a hitherto undescribed relationship between vertigo of central origin and dyscalculia. Subjects with vertigo skipped and displaced decades when counting backwards by two. The error is not recognized when presented visually. The subjects also display decrements in ability to do mental arithmetic and in central auditory processing. The results are discussed in light of the relationship between the central vestibular/auditory system and structures involved in higher cognitive function. The relationship between balance disorders and children with learning disabilities is also examined.

scholarly journals Perception of Voicing Cues by Children With Early Otitis Media With and Without Language Impairment

1996 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Groenen ◽  
Thom Crul ◽  
Ben Maassen ◽  
Wim van Bon
Keyword(s):  
Otitis Media ◽  
Language Impairment ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
Discrimination Performance ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Research on the relationship between early otitis media with effusion (OME), language impairment, and central auditory processing has been equivocal. Identification and discrimination tasks provide us with a sensitive method of assessing speech perception on both an auditory and a phonetic level. The present study examined identification and discrimination of initial bilabial stop consonants differing in voicing by 9-year-old children with a history of severe OME. The groups studied were controlled for language impairment. The ability of these children to perceive major and minor voicing cues was examined using multiple voicing cues. Long-term effects of OME were found for both identification and discrimination performance. Children with OME produced an overall inconsistency in categorization, which suggests poorer phonetic processing. Discrimination was measured by means of “just noticeable differences” (JND). Children with early OME experience demonstrated a greater mean JND than children without early OME experience. Finally, in cases of language impairment with early OME, there was no additional deterioration of auditory or phonetic processing. It appears that either early OME or language impairment can lead to poorer perception.

scholarly journals Changes of Temporal Processing and Hearing in Noise after Use of a Monoaural Hearing Aid in Patients with Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Preliminary Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-151
Author(s):  
Yehree Kim ◽  
Chan Joo Yang ◽  
Myung Hoon Yoo ◽  
Chan Il Song ◽  
Jong Woo Chung
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Resolution ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Speech Discrimination ◽  
Hearing In Noise ◽  
One Year ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
The Relationship

Background and Objectives: The relationship between hearing aid (HA) use and improvement in cognitive function is not fully known. This study aimed to determine whether HAs could recover temporal resolution or hearing in noise functions.Materials and Methods: We designed a prospective study with two groups: HA users and controls. Patients older than 45 years, with a pure tone average threshold of worse than 40 dB and a speech discrimination score better than 60% in both ears were eligible. Central auditory processing tests and hearing in noise tests (HINTs) were evaluated at the beginning of the study and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after the use of a monaural HA in the HA group compared to the control group. The changes in the evaluation parameters were statistically analyzed using the linear mixed model.Results: A total of 26 participants (13 in the HA and 13 in the control group) were included in this study. The frequency (<i>p</i><0.01) and duration test (<i>p</i>=0.02) scores showed significant improvements in the HA group after 1 year, while the HINT scores showed no significant change.Conclusions: After using an HA for one year, patients performed better on temporal resolution tests. No improvement was documented with regard to hearing in noise.

scholarly journals A preliminary study on the relationship between central auditory processing and childhood primary headaches in the intercritical phase

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonella Ciriaco ◽  
Angelo Russo ◽  
Daniele Monzani ◽  
Elisabetta Genovese ◽  
Paola Benincasa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Primary Headaches ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The Relationship

Auditory Processing Tests for Children

1984 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet M. Berrick ◽  
Gerri Feuer Shubow ◽  
Martin C. Schultz ◽  
Helene Freed ◽  
Steven R. Fournier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Classroom Learning ◽  
Normally Achieving ◽  
Test Norms ◽  
Current Test ◽  
Better Than

Staggered Spondaic Word (SSW) test results were studied in 93 normally achieving children and 97 children referred to a learning disabilities clinic. All subjects were 8–11 years of age. The SSW test was found to differentiate between the normally achieving children and those experiencing classroom learning difficulties. Further, it was found that the performance of the normally achieving group was generally better than current test norms would imply. This finding suggests the use of stricter criteria in determining when a child is at risk for central auditory processing difficulties. Results for children with classroom learning difficulties show a progression toward better performance with age, except for the Left-Competing condition. This makes it unclear whether one can or cannot expect some resolution of auditory processing difficulties by age 11.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Central Auditory Tests and Neurocognitive Domains in Adults Living With HIV

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher E. Niemczak ◽  
Jonathan D. Lichtenstein ◽  
Albert Magohe ◽  
Jennifer T. Amato ◽  
Abigail M. Fellows ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Hiv Status ◽  
Cognitive Measures ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Cognitive Measure ◽  
Hearing In Noise ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: Tests requiring central auditory processing, such as speech perception-in-noise, are simple, time efficient, and correlate with cognitive processing. These tests may be useful for tracking brain function. Doing this effectively requires information on which tests correlate with overall cognitive function and specific cognitive domains. This study evaluated the relationship between selected central auditory focused tests and cognitive domains in a cohort of normal hearing adults living with HIV and HIV– controls. The long-term aim is determining the relationships between auditory processing and neurocognitive domains and applying this to analyzing cognitive function in HIV and other neurocognitive disorders longitudinally.Method: Subjects were recruited from an ongoing study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Central auditory measures included the Gap Detection Test (Gap), Hearing in Noise Test (HINT), and Triple Digit Test (TDT). Cognitive measures included variables from the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA), Cogstate neurocognitive battery, and Kiswahili Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). The measures represented three cognitive domains: processing speed, learning, and working memory. Bootstrap resampling was used to calculate the mean and standard deviation of the proportion of variance explained by the individual central auditory tests for each cognitive measure. The association of cognitive measures with central auditory variables taking HIV status and age into account was determined using regression models.Results: Hearing in Noise Tests and TDT were significantly associated with Cogstate learning and working memory tests. Gap was not significantly associated with any cognitive measure with age in the model. TDT explained the largest mean proportion of variance and had the strongest relationship to the MoCA and Cogstate tasks. With age in the model, HIV status did not affect the relationship between central auditory tests and cognitive measures. Age was strongly associated with multiple cognitive tests.Conclusion: Central auditory tests were associated with measures of learning and working memory. Compared to the other central auditory tests, TDT was most strongly related to cognitive function. These findings expand on the association between auditory processing and cognitive domains seen in other studies and support evaluating these tests for tracking brain health in HIV and other neurocognitive disorders.

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