Background: auditory training in groups. Aim: to verify in a group of individuals with mental retardation the efficacy of auditory training in a workshop environment. Method: a longitudinal prospective study with 13 mentally retarded individuals from the Associação de Pais e Amigos do Excepcional (APAE) of Congonhas divided in two groups: case (n=5) and control (n=8) and who were submitted to ten auditory training sessions after verifying the integrity of the peripheral auditory system through evoked otoacoustic emissions. Participants were evaluated using a specific protocol concerning the auditory abilities (sound localization, auditory identification, memory, sequencing, auditory discrimination and auditory comprehension) at the beginning and at the end of the project. Data (entering, processing and analyses) were analyzed by the Epi Info 6.04 software. Results: the groups did not differ regarding aspects of age (mean = 23.6 years) and gender (40% male). In the first evaluation both groups presented similar performances. In the final evaluation an improvement in the auditory abilities was observed for the individuals in the case group. When comparing the mean number of correct answers obtained by both groups in the first and final evaluations, a statistically significant result was obtained for sound localization (p=0.02), auditory sequencing (p=0.006) and auditory discrimination (p=0.03). Conclusion: group auditory training demonstrated to be effective in individuals with mental retardation, observing an improvement in the auditory abilities. More studies, with a larger number of participants, are necessary in order to confirm the findings of the present research. These results will help public health professionals to reanalyze the theory models used for therapy, so that they can use specific methods according to individual needs, such as auditory training workshops. Key Words: Hearing; Speech Therapy; Mental Retardation; Public Health. ResumoTema: treinamento auditivo em grupo. Objetivo: verificar a eficácia do treinamento auditivo em grupo de excepcionais no ambiente de oficinas. Método: estudo longitudinal prospectivo com 13 deficientes mentais da Associação de Pais e Amigos do Exepcional (APAE) de Congonhas, divididos em dois grupos: caso (n = 5) e controle (n = 8), e submetidos a 10 sessões de treinamento auditivo em grupo após verificação de integridade auditiva periférica por meio de emissões otoacústicas evocadas. Os participantes foram avaliados com protocolo específico quanto às habilidades auditivas (localização, identificação, memória, seqüência, discriminação e compreensão auditiva) no início e término do projeto. A entrada, processamento e análise dos dados foram realizados por meio do software Epi-Info 6.04. Resultados: os grupos não diferiram entre si quanto à idade (media = 23,6 anos) e gênero, sendo 40% do masculino. Na avaliação inicial obteve-se desempenho semelhante dos grupos e na avaliação final, observou-se melhora nas habilidades auditivas dos indivíduos do grupo caso. Quando...
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