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Age effects and normative data on a Dutch test battery for auditory processing disorders.

Karin Neijenhuis1, Ad Snik, Gertrude Priester

  • 1University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Netherlands. k.neijenhuis@kno.azn.nl

International Journal of Audiology
|October 2, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Auditory processing abilities mature through adolescence, impacting test results. Relative ear and binaural scores may aid in diagnosing auditory processing disorders (APD).

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Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Auditory processing disorders (APD) diagnosis typically uses adult-calibrated tests.
  • Adolescent auditory development requires specific normative data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate an adult auditory processing disorder test battery in children aged 9-16.
  • To investigate age-related changes in auditory processing abilities during adolescence.
  • To assess the utility of relative ear and binaural measures for APD diagnosis in children.

Main Methods:

  • Administered an eight-test battery and questionnaire to 105 children (9-16 years) with normal hearing and intelligence.
  • Computed descriptive statistics and analyzed age effects on test performance.
  • Performed factor analysis to identify underlying auditory processing components.

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Main Results:

  • Most test scores deviated from normal distribution in the pediatric population.
  • Significant age effects were observed across most auditory processing tests.
  • Relative ear difference and binaural/monaural scores showed no age-related trends.

Conclusions:

  • Auditory processing abilities continue to mature throughout adolescence.
  • Relative measures may offer valuable supplementary data for pediatric APD diagnosis.
  • Further research with APD-affected children is needed to validate these findings.