Influência do zumbido no índice percentual de reconhecimento de fala em pacientes normo-ouvintes

Abstract

RESUMO Introdução:A compreensão da fala é um dos aspectos mensuráveis mais importantes da função auditiva humana. O zumbido prejudica a qualidade de vida, prejudicando a comunicação. Objetivo:Investigar possíveis alterações no Índice Percentual Não se observou diferença estatisticamente significante entre as variáveis faixa etária e zumbido, IPRF e zumbido, somente entre gênero e zumbido. Encontrou-se prevalência de zumbido no gênero feminino (56%), maior ocorrência de zumbido na faixa etária de 31 a 40 anos (41,67%) e menor ocorrência entre 41 a 50 anos (18,75%) e quanto ao IPRF, houve maior percentual de alterado em indivíduos portadores de zumbido (61,11%). Conclusão:O zumbido não interfere no IPRF e não há relação entre zumbido e idade, somente entre zumbido e gênero. Palavras-chave: audição, zumbido, inteligibilidade da fala, audiometria da fala, grupos etários, distribuição por sexo. SUMMARY Introduction:The understanding of speech is one of the most important measurable aspects of human auditory function. Tinnitus affects the quality of life, impairing communication. Objective:To investigate possible changes in the Percentage Index of Speech Recognition (SDT) in individuals with tinnitus have normal hearing and examining the relationship between tinnitus, gender and age. Methods:A retrospective study by analyzing the records of 82 individuals of both genders, aged 21-70 years, totaling 128 ears with normal hearing. The ears were analyzed separately, and divided into control group, no complaints of tinnitus and group study, with complaints of tinnitus. The variables gender and age groups and examined the influence of tinnitus in the SDT. It was considered normal, the percentage of 100% correct and changed, and the value between 88-96%. These criteria were adopted, since the percentage below 88% correct is found in individuals with sensorineural hearing loss. Results:There was no statistically significant difference between the variables age and tinnitus, and tinnitus SDT, only gender and tinnitus. The prevalence of tinnitus in females (56%), higher incidence of tinnitus in the age group 31-40 years (41.67%) and fewer from 41 to 50 years (18.75%) and on the SDT there was a greater percentage change in individuals with tinnitus (61.11%). Conclusion:The buzz does not interfere with SDT and there is no relationship between tinnitus and age, only between tinnitus and gender.

Effects in Hearing Thresholds in Subjects Receiving Radiotherapy as Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer

“…Analysing the study group with hearing loss, 45.5% had tinnitus without significant difference (p ≥ 0.05). The literature agrees that tinnitus is a complaint cited by both normalhearing patients [23]. Despite of it, one study differs from ours, once they had reported that tinnitus as common complaint in hearing impairment cancer patients [24].…”

Prevalência de queixa de zumbido e prováveis associações com perda auditiva, diabetes mellitus e hipertensão arterial em pessoas idosas

“…Some studies have found the presence or absence of tinnitus through audiological anamnesis (3,18) due to the ease of verification of the complaint by this method, as it was applied in the current study.…”

What are the audiometric frequencies affected are the responsible for the hearing complaint in the hearing loss for ototoxicity after the oncological treatment?

“…Although we have found 10 patients (5%) with normal hearing with presence of complaint, we remember that the ring was considered as complaint and also may be present in individuals with normal hearing (13,14). In fact, Teixeira et al(15) also found in his population 50 elder individuals, 3 elders (6%) with normal hearing with complaint.…”