Objective characterization of the air-bone gap with Steady-State Auditory Evoked Potentials in patients with conductive hearing loss
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https://doi.org/10.51445/sja.auditio.vol5.2019.0063Keywords:
auditory steady-state responses, air-bone gap, bone conductionAbstract
Introduction: The difference between the airway and the bone is a fundamental element for the differential diagnosis of hearing loss. Its evaluation with the Auditory Evoked Potentials is very important for the characterization of the hearing loss in the child, not being able to describe until the present moment an objective method that allows obtaining reliable results in pediatrics.
Objective: To demonstrate the usefulness of Steady State Auditory Evoked Potentials in the objective characterization of the air-bone gap in pediatric patients with transmission hearing loss.
Method: For this research, a descriptive study was carried out, in 11 children normal hearing (G1 = 15 ears) and 14 patients with conductive hearing loss (G2 = 15 ears). Behavioral and electrophysiological audiometric studies (steady state potentials) were performed.
Results: The differences between the behavioral and electrophysiological results showed similar values in the 2 explored groups (G1: 2-3 dB; G2 0-4 dB), obtaining a correlation value of 0.94 in the global analysis.
Conclusion: The audiometry by means of auditory evoked potentials of stable state at multiple frequencies, scientifically reports an important objective audiological method that allows the characterization of the air-bone gap with which the different types of hearing loss in children can be differentiated.
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