Effectiveness study of the aurioral approach in a patient with moderate neurosensorial hearning loss

Abstract

The objective of this work has been to characterize the speech and language cognitive development of a child that presents moderate neurosensorial hearing loss, submetted to rehabilitation based on an aurioral approach. The methodology firstly consisted of audiological exams involving tonal and vocal audiometry, imitanciometry, and an assessment of hearing potential cerebral trunk of short latency (BERA); a phonoaudiological anamneses and a phonoaudiological assessment involving the assessment of the child´s capacity of hearing, oral comminication, linguistic and dialoical aspects, phonoarticulatory organs and graphic communication. Despite the hearing deficit presented by the chuld (moderate loss), it has been possible to note, by the aspects assessed, that the child presents cognitive and linguistic development compatible with a child within the nornam hearing pattern. It has not been observed a discrepancy in any of the areas described above, especially by the fact that the child of a binaural resonat amplification device, making up for the deficit mentioned. Another factor that must be hibhlighted is the child´s participation in the phonoaudiological therapy based on the aurioral approach, in which hearing is worked, contributing to the satisfactory use of the hearing device and has proved affective in the hearing rehabilitation of patients that present moderate neurosensorial hearing loss.