Audiologic triage in neonates with Robin sequence / Triagem audiológica em lactentes com seqüência de Robin

AUTOR(ES)

Janaina Trovarelli Paes

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2004

RESUMO

Objectives: To investigate the occurency of hearin problems in children with Robin Sequence (RS) aged 1 to 3 years old with cleft palate not submitted to palatoplasty. To compare the frequency of hearing problems in children with RS only (group 1), children with other anomalies associated to RS (group 2), at the some age, not submitted to palatoplasty. Results: The findings demonstrate that 100% of children in group 2 are submitted to hospital admission compared to 56% in group 1. Only 26% of parents or caretakers of group 1 and 48% in group 2 were able to describe some kind of hearing complaints. The most frequent complaints were otalgia (70% in group 1 and 14% in group 2) and only 10% demonstrated doubts related to hearing loss observed only in group 1. In both groups the type B curve prevailed (76% in group 1 and 83% in group 2) considering timpanometry measurements. The hearing loss was detected in 33% of children in group 1, where 78% of the hearing loss were mild. In group 2 the hearing loss occurred in 81% of children, where 47% were mild,41% moderate and 12% were severe. Conclusions: Children with RS showed risks to hearing problems due to the possibility of hospitalization in the first months of life, alterations in middle ear due to cleft palate and the presence of respiratory obstruction characterized by this anomaly. Parents and caretakers show difficulties to observe symptoms or characteristics that prove the possibility of hearing loss. Children with RS only showed mild hearing loss, the increasing gravity of hearing loss could be related to factors such as genetic syndromes and othe congenit anomalies. The visual refoircement audiometry and the timpanometry are efficient instruments to detect possible hearing problems in children with RS. The audiologic findings must be added to the treatment protocol in children with, supplementing the rehabilitation, with special attention in genetic syndromes, specially the Stickler syndrome. The delay on palate surgery is not cousing damages on hearing in children with RS only.

ASSUNTO(S)

cleft palate audiometric findings otitis media avaliação audiológica fissura palatina seqüência de robin perda auditiva robin sequence otite média hearing loss

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