Postural control assessment in students with normal hearing and sensorineural hearing loss

Children with sensorineural hearing loss can present with instabilities in postural control, possibly as a consequence of hypoactivity of their vestibular system due to internal ear injury. To assess postural control stability in students with normal hearing (i.e., listeners) and with sensorineural...

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Published in:Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology 2015-07, Vol.81 (4), p.431-438
Main Authors: Melo, Renato de Souza, Lemos, Andrea, Macky, Carla Fabiana da Silva Toscano, Raposo, Maria Cristina Falcão, Ferraz, Karla Mônica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Deafness
Desempenho psicomotor
Destreza motora
Doenças vestibulares
Female
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Motor skills
Original
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Postura
Postural Balance - physiology
Posture
Psychomotor performance
Sensation Disorders - physiopathology
Severity of Illness Index
Surdez
Vestibular diseases
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Summary:Children with sensorineural hearing loss can present with instabilities in postural control, possibly as a consequence of hypoactivity of their vestibular system due to internal ear injury. To assess postural control stability in students with normal hearing (i.e., listeners) and with sensorineural hearing loss, and to compare data between groups, considering gender and age. This cross-sectional study evaluated the postural control of 96 students, 48 listeners and 48 with sensorineural hearing loss, aged between 7 and 18 years, of both genders, through the Balance Error Scoring Systems scale. This tool assesses postural control in two sensory conditions: stable surface and unstable surface. For statistical data analysis between groups, the Wilcoxon test for paired samples was used. Students with hearing loss showed more instability in postural control than those with normal hearing, with significant differences between groups (stable surface, unstable surface) (p
ISSN:1808-8694
1808-8686
1808-8686
DOI:10.1016/j.bjorl.2014.08.014