Open AccessHearing Screening and Balance Assessment in Adults with a History of Cranioencephalic Trauma
Author(s) -
Maria Clara Martins Pace,
Daniela Gil,
Ítalo Capraro Suriano
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5327/1516-3180.433
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , audiometer , medicine , context (archaeology) , audiology , neurosurgery , otorhinolaryngology , balance disorders , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , audiometry , hearing loss , surgery , paleontology , biology
Background: Head trauma (TBI) is a public health problem. In the present study, we highlight the post-traumatic hearing disorders consequences of TBI because of the auditory and balance complaints are reported by patients with a history of TBI. Design and setting: Cross-sectional observational study realized at Neurosurgery/Trauma at Hospital São Paulo and the UNIFESP Speech Therapy Department. Objective: Perform hearing screening and balance assessment in adult patients after TBI. Methods: individuals aged 18 to 60 years with a history of TBI of any degree for more than 06 months. Patients underwent to a medical history, they assigned two marks from 0 to 10 with the aid of a visual analog scale, the first referring to the pre-injury auditory aspects and the second from the post. Hearing screening was performed at frequencies of 1k, 2k and 4kHz with audiometer and earphones in a quiet room and the Romberg Classic and Sensitized and Time Up and Go (TUG) tests. Results: The total sample was 34, of this 35,3% failed in the right ear and 38,2% in the left. For the results of static balance, in Classic we had 5.8% with positive result and in sensitized 5.9% positive with deviation to the right, 8.8% to the left, 8.8% to the front and 2, 9% with backward deviation. In the TUG, 23,5% presented alterations. Conclusion: The performance of hearing screening and balance showed changes in patients after TBI, emphasizing the importance of these assessments in the context of the therapeutic planning of these patients.