Original Research
Early recurrent otitis media, language and central auditory processing in children
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 42, No 1 | a250 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v42i1.250
| © 2019 Johan Hanekom
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Submitted: 14 October 2016 | Published: 31 December 1995
Submitted: 14 October 2016 | Published: 31 December 1995
About the author(s)
Nicci Campbell, Department of Communication Pathology, University of Pretoria, South AfricaRené Hugo, Department of Communication Pathology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Isabel Uys, Department of Communication Pathology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Johan J. Hanekom, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Solly Millard, Department of Statistics, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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The study examines the relationships that exist between early recurrent otitis media, language and central auditory processing in children. A retrospective case-control experimental design was employed and ten subjects were allocated to each of the two research groups, namely children with a history of early recurrent otitis media (research group 1) and children without a history of early recurrent otitis media (research group 2). The children in both research groups were in grade one and turning 7 years old. The language and central auditory processing of the subjects were assessed using the Clinical Evaluation of Language Function (Wiig & Semel, 1980) and the Willeford Battery of Central Auditory Function (Willeford, 1974). The results showed that the language and central auditory processing of the children with a history of early recurrent otitis media were significantly poorer than that of their disease-free peers. The results stress the importance of vigorous identification and management programmes for children with a history of early recurrent otitis media.
Keywords
early recurrent otitis media; language and central auditory processing
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