The Importance of Right Otitis Media in Childhood Language Disorders
Joint Authors
Alonso, María Francisca
Aznar, Elena
Uclés, Paulino
Lapresta, Carlos
Source
International Journal of Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Studies relating chronic otitis media and language disorders in children have not reported consistent findings.
We carried out the first selective study aimed at discerning the role of chronic right otitis media in children less than 3 years of age in language development.
A total of 35 children were studied using a full linguistic protocol, auditory brainstem responses, and middle latency responses.
Twelve children had a history of chronic exclusive right otitis media.
Seventeen age-matched children were selected as controls.
Also, three children having a history of chronic left otitis media were compared with three age-matched controls.
Linguistic tests showed significant differences between patients and controls in phonetic, phonological, and syntax scores but not semantics.
Correlation studies between linguistic scores and auditory evoked responses in the whole cohort showed a significant coefficient in phonetic and phonological domains.
These results emphasize the causative effect of right ear chronic otitis media and indicate that it mainly impairs phonetic and phonological coding of sounds, which may have implications for prophylactic treatment of at-risk children.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Uclés, Paulino& Alonso, María Francisca& Aznar, Elena& Lapresta, Carlos. 2012. The Importance of Right Otitis Media in Childhood Language Disorders. International Journal of Otolaryngology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Uclés, Paulino…[et al.]. The Importance of Right Otitis Media in Childhood Language Disorders. International Journal of Otolaryngology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Uclés, Paulino& Alonso, María Francisca& Aznar, Elena& Lapresta, Carlos. The Importance of Right Otitis Media in Childhood Language Disorders. International Journal of Otolaryngology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500611
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-500611