Background: Hearing loss is one factor that influences speech and language development in children, especially in the first five years of life. The detection of hearing loss in a child can be done with an objective Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry (BERA). This study aims to evaluate the value of BERA waves in children under five with speech and language delays at the ENT outpatient clinic of Sanglah General Hospital Denpasar. Methods: This study is a retrospective descriptive study design by taking secondary data from the medical records of patients with speech and language delays accompanied by hearing loss who were subjected to BERA examination. Samples were taken by consecutive sampling. Data analysis in this study consisted of descriptive statistical analysis, independent T test, and one-way ANOVA. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24 for Windows.Latar Belakang: Gangguan pendengaran merupakan salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi perkembangan bicara dan bahasa pada anak terutama pada lima tahun pertama kehidupan. Deteksi gangguan pendengaran pada seorang anak dapat dilakukan dengan pemeriksaan Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry (BERA) yang objektif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat nilai gelombang BERA pada anak balita dengan keterlambatan bicara dan bahasa di Poliklinik THTKL RSUP Sanglah Denpasar. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan penelitian deskriptif retrospektif dengan mengambil data sekunder dari catatan medis pasien keterlambatan bicara dan bahasa disertai gangguan pendengaran Results: This study involved 65 people as a sample. Based on gender, it was found that male (76.9%) was more than female (23.1%). Most of them were aged 24-35 months (43.1%). The most hearing loss was Moderate SNHL on the right ear (38.5%), while Mild SNHL on the left ear (38.5%). The mean latency time between I-V waves in the left ear of boys was longer, that was 4.96 ms with a variation of 0.56 ms, compared to 4.59 ms for girls with a deviation of 0.64 ms. There was a significant difference in the mean latency between waves I-V of the left ear between male and female toddlers (p=0.033).
Conclusion:Based on the research, it was found that the absolute latency time and between waves of BERA on the right ear did not have a significant difference in boys and girls, but on the left ear, there was a statistically significant difference in the mean of latency time between waves IV in boys and girls.
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