Balance Performance of Deaf Children With and Without Cochlear Implants

 The aim of this study was to compare the static and dynamic balance performance of deaf children with and without cochlear implants. This is a cross-sectional study of 145 school children, aged between 7 and 12 years comprising 85 children with congenital or early acquired bilateral profound sensor...

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Published in:Acta medica Iranica 2016-11, Vol.54 (11), p.737-742
Main Authors: Ebrahimi, Amir-Abbas, Movallali, Guita, Jamshidi, Ali-Ashraf, Haghgoo, Hojjat Allah, Rahgozar, Mehdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Balance
BOTMP
Child
Cochlear Implantation
Cochlear Implants
Cross-Sectional Studies
Deaf children
Deafness - physiopathology
Deafness - surgery
Female
Hearing - physiology
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - physiopathology
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - surgery
Humans
Male
Postural Balance - physiology
Posture
Vestibule, Labyrinth - physiopathology
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Summary: The aim of this study was to compare the static and dynamic balance performance of deaf children with and without cochlear implants. This is a cross-sectional study of 145 school children, aged between 7 and 12 years comprising 85 children with congenital or early acquired bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss (the hearing loss group) and 60 normal hearing aged-matched control counterparts were assessed using the balance subtest of Bruininks-Oseretsky test of Motor Proficiency (BOTMP). The hearing loss group, 50 without cochlear implants (the non-implant group) and 35 of them with unilateral cochlear implants (the implant group) were recruited from schools for the deaf and normal hearing children (the control group) randomly selected from two randomly selected elementary schools of Tehran city. The scores were analyzed using one-way ANOVA. The total score of deaf children especially the implant group were significantly lower than the control group )P
ISSN:0044-6025
1735-9694