Reabilitação auditiva na paralisia cerebral: desenvolvimento da audição e linguagem após implante coclear

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Auditory rehabilitation in children with bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss with Cochlear Implant has been developed in recent decades, however, the rehabilitation of children with Cerebral Palsy still remains a challenge to otolaryngology and speech therapy professionals. AIM: To verify the effectiveness of Cochlear Implants in the development of auditory and language skills in children with Cerebral Palsy. METHOD: A prospective, observational, case series study. Previously standardized tests and development scales, that assess and quantify the development of auditory language skills, were applied to five patients with Cerebral Palsy. The Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale, MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories, Classification of Auditory Skills and Classification of Language Skills were the tests and scales used in the data collect of this study. Speech therapy video records and files were analyzed. RESULTS: Two of the five children on this study had more limited development reaching category three of auditory skills and levels one and two in language skills. One of the three children who reached more complex levels of auditory skills reached category five and two of these children reached category six of auditory skills. These three children presented significant progress in oral language development. CONCLUSION: The use of the Cochlear Implant enabled children to reach advanced stages of hearing and language skills in three of the five children with Cerebral Palsy in this study. This electronic device has been a viable therapeutic option for children with Cerebral Palsy achieve complex levels of auditory and language skills.

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