Tinnitus in adolescents: the start of the vulnerability of the auditory pathways.

Introduction: Although tinnitus is an increasingly common symptom, few studies have assessed its prevalence or incidence among adolescents.

Purpose: To assess whether the presence of tinnitus in adolescents is associated with minimal hearing damage, evaluated through high-frequency audiometry (HFA), otoacoustic emission (OAE), and loudness discomfort level (LDL).

Methods: The sample comprised 168 adolescents of a private school (61.

Auditory processing in children with dyslexia: electrophysiological and behavior evaluation.

Purpose: To compare the performances of children with dyslexia and a control group in behavioral tests of (Central) Auditory Processing and Long Latency Auditory Evoked Potentials (P300).

Methods: Participants were 22 individuals with dyslexia (study group) and 16 individuals with typical development (control group). All individuals underwent behavioral and electrophysiological assessment of (Central) Auditory Processing (Frequency Pattern Test, Dichotic Digit Test, Speech-in-Noise Test, and P300).