Auditory temporal processing assessment in children with developmental stuttering

Stuttering is a developmental disorder of speech production with a dynamic and multifactorial nature. Scientific theories mentioned the role of auditory processing disorder in stuttering. Investigating the auditory processing in stuttering would provide insights into the mechanisms of stuttering. Th...

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Published in:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2020-05, Vol.132, p.109935-109935, Article 109935
Main Authors: Lotfi, Yones, Dastgerdi, Zahra Hosseini, Farazi, Morteza, Moossavi, Abdollah, Bakhshi, Enayatollah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Auditory Perception
Auditory processing disorder
Auditory temporal processing
Case-Control Studies
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developmental stuttering
Female
Humans
Male
Severity of Illness Index
Speech Production Measurement
Stuttering - physiopathology
Time Perception
Timing
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Summary:Stuttering is a developmental disorder of speech production with a dynamic and multifactorial nature. Scientific theories mentioned the role of auditory processing disorder in stuttering. Investigating the auditory processing in stuttering would provide insights into the mechanisms of stuttering. The details of basic auditory processing in children with stuttering (CWS) continue to remain uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the auditory temporal processing (ATP) in CWS and also its relationship with the stuttering severity. The participants of this comparative cross-sectional study were 54 CWS and 63 children without stuttering (CWOS). All children were between 7 and 12 years old. ATP ability of the participants was measured using the Backward Masking (BM), Duration Pattern (DP), and Gap in Noise (GIN) tests. Then, the groups were compared in terms of ATP results. The correlation between the scores of these tests and stuttering severity was assessed. According to the results, CWS showed poorer performance on DP, BM and GIN tests when compared with CWOS. Moreover, the stuttering severity had a significant negative correlation with the DP scores and percentage of correct identification scores in GIN; whereas it had a significant positive correlation with the BM thresholds. The results showed that some CWS have ATP disorder, which could exacerbate their stuttering. These findings highlighted the role of ATP disorder in stuttering.
ISSN:0165-5876
1872-8464
DOI:10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.109935