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Sanfins MD, Gielow I, Madazio G, Honorio F, Bordin T, Skarzynski PH, Skarzynska MB, Behlau M. The Effects of Monaural Stimulation on Frequency-Following Responses in Adults Who Can Sing in Tune and Those Who Cannot. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023; 27:e203-e210. [PMID: 37125359 PMCID: PMC10147469 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1761167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Introduction Musicians have an advantage over non-musicians in detecting, perceiving, and processing nonverbal (i.e., environmental sounds, tones and others) and verbal sounds (i.e., consonant, vowel, phrases and others) as well as instrumental sounds. In contrast to the high skill of musicians, there is another group of people who are tone-deaf and have difficulty in distinguishing musical sounds or singing in tune. These sounds can originate in different ways, such as a musical instrument, orchestra, or the human voice. Objective The objective of the present work is to study frequency-following responses (FFRs) in individuals who can sing in-tune and those who sing off-tune. Methods Electrophysiological responses were recorded in 37 individuals divided in two groups: (i) control group (CG) with professional musicians, and (ii) experimental group (EG) with non-musicians. Results There was homogeneity between the two groups regarding age and gender. The CG had more homogeneous responses in the latency of the FFRs waves when responses between the right and left ears were compared to those of the EG. Conclusion This study showed that monaural stimulation (right or left) in an FFR test is useful for demonstrating impairment of speech perception in individuals who sing off tune. The response of the left ear appears to present more subtlety and reliability when identifying the coding of speech sound in individuals who sing off tune.
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- Milaine Dominici Sanfins
- Department of Audiology, Albert Einstein Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Department of Electrophysiology, Centro de Estudos da Voz (CEV), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Hearing, Centro de Estudos da Voz (CEV), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Voice, Centro de Estudos da Voz (CEV), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Voice, Centro de Estudos da Voz (CEV), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Estatistical, Instituto de pesquisa Eldorado, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Hearing, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Univeristy of Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Otolaryngology, Institute of Sensory Organs, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Institute of Sensory Organs, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Hearing, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, World Hearing Center, Kajetany, Poland
- Department of Hearing, Center of Hearing and Speech, Kajetany, Poland
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- Department of Voice, Centro de Estudos da Voz (CEV), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Department of Voice, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Speech auditory brainstem response in audiological practice: a systematic review. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023; 280:2099-2118. [PMID: 36651959 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-023-07830-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Speech-ABR is an auditory brainstem response that evaluates the integrity of the temporal and spectral coding of speech in the upper levels of the brainstem. It reflects the acoustic properties of the stimulus used and consists of seven major waves. Waves V and A represent the onset of the response; wave C transition region; D, E, and F waves periodic region (frequency following response); and wave O reflects the offset of the response. PURPOSE The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical availability of the speech-ABR procedure through a literature review. METHODS Literature search was conducted in Pubmed, Google Scholar, Scopus and Science Direct databases. Clinical studies of the last 15 years have been included in this review and 60 articles have been reviewed. RESULTS As a result of the articles reviewed, it was seen that most of the studies on speech ABR were conducted with children and young people and generally focused on latency analysis measurements. Most used stimulus is the /da/ syllable. CONCLUSIONS Speech ABR can objectively measure the auditory cues important for speech recognition and has many clinical applications. It can be used as a biomarker for auditory processing disorders, learning disorders, dyslexia, otitis media, hearing loss, language disorders and phonological disorders. S-ABR is an effective procedure that can be used in speech and language evaluations in people with hearing aids or cochlear implant. It may also be of benefit to the aging auditory system's ability to encode temporal cues.
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Venâncio LGA, Leal MDC, da Hora LCD, Griz SMS, Muniz LF. Frequency-Following Response (FFR) in cochlear implant users: a systematic review of acquisition parameters, analysis, and outcomes. Codas 2022; 34:e20210116. [PMID: 35081198 PMCID: PMC9886122 DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20212021116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To characterize the acquisition parameters, analysis, and results of the frequency-following response (FFR) in cochlear implant users. RESEARCH STRATEGIES The search was conducted in Cochrane Library, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), Ovid Technologies, PubMed, SciELO, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Web of Science, and gray literature. SELECTION CRITERIA Studies on FFR in cochlear implant users or that compared them with normal-hearing people, with no restriction of age, were included. Secondary and experimental studies were excluded. There was no restriction of language or year of publication. DATA ANALYSIS The data were analyzed and reported according to the stages in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), 2020. The methodological quality was analyzed with the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies. Divergences were solved by a third researcher. RESULTS Six studies met the inclusion criteria. Only one study was comparative, whose control group comprised normal-hearing people. The variations in acquisition parameters were common and the analysis predominantly approached the time domain. Cochlear implant users had different FFR results from those of normal-hearing people, considering the existing literature. Most articles had low methodological quality. CONCLUSION There is no standardized FFR acquisition and analysis protocol for cochlear implant users. The results have a high risk of bias.
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde da Comunicação Humana, Departamento de Cirurgia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE - Recife (PE), Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde da Comunicação Humana, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE - Recife (PE), Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde da Comunicação Humana, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE - Recife (PE), Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde da Comunicação Humana, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE - Recife (PE), Brasil.
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Fonsêca NHD, Queiroga BAMD, Montenegro ACDA, Menezes PDL, Menezes DC, Griz SMS. Forward masking and cognitive-language skills in children as a function of literacy stage. REVISTA CEFAC 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/20212339121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Sanfins MD, Hatzopoulos S, Donadon C, Diniz TA, Borges LR, Skarzynski PH, Colella-Santos MF. An Analysis of The Parameters Used In Speech ABR Assessment Protocols. J Int Adv Otol 2019; 14:100-105. [PMID: 29764783 DOI: 10.5152/iao.2018.3574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to assess the parameters of choice, such as duration, intensity, rate, polarity, number of sweeps, window length, stimulated ear, fundamental frequency, first formant, and second formant, from previously published speech ABR studies. To identify candidate articles, five databases were assessed using the following keyword descriptors: speech ABR, ABR-speech, speech auditory brainstem response, auditory evoked potential to speech, speech-evoked brainstem response, and complex sounds. The search identified 1288 articles published between 2005 and 2015. After filtering the total number of papers according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 21 studies were selected. Analyzing the protocol details used in 21 studies suggested that there is no consensus to date on a speech-ABR protocol and that the parameters of analysis used are quite variable between studies. This inhibits the wider generalization and extrapolation of data across languages and studies.
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- Milaine D Sanfins
- Department of Health and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Clinic of Audiology and ENT, University of Ferrara, School of Medicine, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Health and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Health and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Health and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw, Poland; Institute of Sensory Organs, Kajetany, Poland
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Colella-Santos MF, Donadon C, Sanfins MD, Borges LR. Otitis Media: Long-Term Effect on Central Auditory Nervous System. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:8930904. [PMID: 31032365 PMCID: PMC6458954 DOI: 10.1155/2019/8930904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To analyze the central auditory nervous system function through behavioral and electrophysiological tests in children with a history of otitis media and subsequent bilateral tubes placement surgery. METHODS The participants were divided into two groups between eight and 14 years old: control group (CG) consisted of 40 children with no history of otitis media; experimental group (EG) consisted of 50 children with documented history of otitis media and undertook a surgery for bilateral tubes placement. All children completed audiological evaluation (audiometry, speech audiometry, and immittance audiometry), behavioral evaluation (tests: dichotic digits, synthetic sentence identification with ipsilateral competing message, gaps-in-noise, frequency pattern), and electrophysiological evaluation (Auditory Brainstem Response, ABR, Frequency Following Response, FFR (verbal), and Long Latency Auditory Evoked Potential, LLAEP). RESULTS The EG group showed significantly poorer performance (p<0.001) than the CG for all auditory abilities studied. The results revealed significant latency delays and reduced amplitude (p<0.05) of waves III and V for ABR; significant latency delay was seen of potentials P2, N2, and P300 for LLAEP; significant latency delays and reduced amplitude (p<0.05) were observed for FFR in children with a history of otitis media. CONCLUSION The results demonstrate negative effect of otitis media in the auditory abilities and electrophysiological measures in children with a history of otitis media.
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- Maria Francisca Colella-Santos
- Department of Human Development and Rehabilitation (DDHR), School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (FCM/UNICAMP), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo 126, Cidade Universitária “Zeferino Vaz”, 13083-887 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Child and Adolescent Health Program, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (FCM/UNICAMP), Tessália Vieira de Camargo 126, 13083-887 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Child and Adolescent Health Program, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (FCM/UNICAMP), Tessália Vieira de Camargo 126, 13083-887 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Child and Adolescent Health Program, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (FCM/UNICAMP), Tessália Vieira de Camargo 126, 13083-887 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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