Sustained auditory attention ability in children based on the breathing mode

Abstract

<jats:p>ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the auditory behavior and the performance in the Sustained Auditory Attention Ability Test (SAAAT) of children with different breathing modes. Methods: a total of 30 individuals (19 males and 11 females), ranging from seven to 11 years old, participated in the research. They were distributed into nasal-breathers, mouth-breathers, and oronasal-breathers groups. The Scale of Auditory Behaviors (SAB) questionnaire was applied to those responsible for the children, so as to characterize their auditory behavior. In the SAAAT, the following error patterns were analyzed: inattention, decreased vigilance, impulsivity, and total errors. For the inferential analysis, the Mann-Whitney, chi-square, and Kruskal-Wallis statistical tests were used. Results: the individuals with mouth- and oronasal-breathing modes had more complaints in the SAB questionnaire when compared with nasal-breathers. Regarding the SAAAT, it was found that the age group of seven to eight years was the one that had the worst performance in the test. The groups with oral and oronasal breathing had more errors, with a statistically significant difference between the groups for inattention and total errors. Conclusion: it can be concluded that individuals with oral and oronasal breathing had more complaints in the auditory behavior and worse performance in the SAAAT, especially for inattention and total errors.</jats:p>

O uso do teste dicótico de dígitos como método de triagem

“…Já as crianças de grupo controles (sem queixas) a pontuação variou de 44.75 à 47.90 pontos. Resultados semelhantes aos encontrado nos grupos com e sem alteração do TDD da presente pesquisa (18)(19)(20) . Um estudo que utilizou do ponto de corte do SAB ≤ 34 verificou que 57,28% das crianças do estudo apresentaram SAB normal, mas apresentavam alteração em outros instrumentos de avaliação, demonstrando que somente a visão do questionário não é suficiente para identificar crianças com risco para TPAC, indicando a necessidade de ponto de corte maior e de outros instrumentos para complementar o método de triagem (21) .…”