Does the Efferent Auditory System Have a Role in Children with Specific Learning Disabilities?

• Published in: Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 30 - 33
• Main Authors: Demirel Aksoy, Emine, Culhaoglu, Belde, Akin Ocal, F. Ceyda, Erbek, Selim Sermed, Erbek, Hatice Seyra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey AVES 01.03.2019; Turkish Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Society; Galenos Yayincilik
• Subjects: Analysis; Auditory pathway; Child development; Health aspects; Learning disabled persons; Learning disorders; medial olivo-cochlear response; Mentally disabled children; Original Investigation; otoacoustic emissions; outer hair cell; Pediatric research; specific learning disability; Women; outer hair cell; medial olivo-cochlear response; specific learning disability; Otoacoustic emissions
• ISSN: 2667-7466; 2149-3987; 2667-7474; 2667-7474; 2149-553X
• DOI: 10.5152/tao.2019.3748

This study aimed to compare the baseline transient otoacoustic emission (t-OAE) amplitudes and medial olivo-cochlear (MOC) efferent activity in children with specific learning disability (SLD) and children with normal development. The study was conducted in two groups. The patient group included 30...