A systematic review of electrophysiological outcomes following auditory training in school-age children with auditory processing deficits. (November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wilson, Wayne J.; Arnott, Wendy; Henning, Caroline
• Is Part Of: International journal of audiology. Volume 52:Number 11(2013:Nov.)
• Page Start: 721
• Page End: 730
• Publication Date: 2013-11
• Subjects: Audiology -- Periodicals; Hearing disorders -- Periodicals; Deafness -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Hearing Disorders -- Periodicals; Hearing -- Periodicals; 617.8
• DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2013.809484
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1499-2027

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Objective:</italic> To systematically review the peer-reviewed literature on electrophysiological outcomes following auditory training (AT) in school-age children with (central) auditory processing disorder ([C]APD). <italic>Design:</italic> A systematic review. <italic>Study sample:</italic> Searches of 16 electronic databases yielded four studies involving school-aged children whose auditory processing deficits had been confirmed in a manner consistent with <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CIT0005">ASHA (2005)</xref> and <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CIT0001">AAA (2010)</xref> and compared to a treated and/or an untreated control group before and after AT. A further three studies were identified with one lacking a control group and two measuring auditory processing in a manner not consistent with <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CIT0005">ASHA (2005)</xref> and <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="CIT0001">AAA (2010)</xref>. <italic>Results:</italic> There is limited evidence that AT leads to measurable electrophysiological changes in children with auditory processing deficits. <italic>Conclusion:</italic> The evidence base is too small and weak to provide clear guidance on the use of electrophysiological outcomes as a measure of AT outcomes in children with auditory processing problems. The currently limited data can only be used to suggest that click-evoked AMLR and tone-burst evoked auditory P300 might be more likely to detect such outcomes in children diagnosed with (C)APD, and that speech-evoked ALLR might be more likely to detect phonological processing changes in children without a specific diagnosis of (C)APD.</p> </abstract>