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Assessing Dyslexia at Six Year of Age
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[Are there auditory processing and perception disorders in children with dyslexia?].
R Schmidt1, K Winter, C Tesch-Römer
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenkrankheiten, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie, Greifswald. audiomet@uni-greifswald.de
Laryngo- Rhino- Otologie
|February 7, 2007
Summary
Dichotic speech tests reveal auditory processing deficits in children with dyslexia, though attention and memory can influence results. Cortical Evoked Response Audiometry (CERA) did not identify these auditory issues.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Developmental Psychology
- Audiology
Context:
- Dyslexia is a complex developmental disorder affecting reading and writing skills.
- Auditory processing and perception are crucial for language development and academic success.
- Previous research has explored various auditory functions in individuals with dyslexia.
Purpose:
- To investigate auditory processing and perception disorders in children with dyslexia.
- To compare the performance of dyslexic children and non-dyslexic children on dichotic tests and Cortical Evoked Response Audiometry (CERA).
- To determine the utility of dichotic tests and CERA in identifying auditory deficits associated with dyslexia.
Summary:
- Thirty-three children with dyslexia and 28 controls (mean age 9 years) underwent audiometric evaluations, including tympanometry, pure-tone, speech, dichotic tests (Uttenweiler and Feldmann), and CERA.
- Significantly lower intelligence quotients and poorer performance on dichotic tests were observed in the dyslexic group compared to controls.
- Late cortical responses measured by CERA were normal in both groups, suggesting it is not sensitive to the identified auditory processing differences.
Impact:
- Dichotic speech tests are valuable tools for identifying central auditory processing and perception deficits in dyslexia.
- Findings highlight the need to consider attention and memory factors when interpreting dichotic test results in dyslexic populations.
- CERA, as applied in this study, is not recommended for detecting auditory processing disorders in dyslexia.
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