Temporal auditory processing in people exposed to musical instrument practice.

Purpose: To investigate the influence of musical instrument practice on temporal auditory abilities and on the results of cortical potentials related to auditory events (P300) in a group of young musicians compared to individuals without experience in musical practice.

Methods: This is a prospective cross-sectional observational study. In total, 34 individuals between 18 and 30 years old, of both sexes, took part and were divided in two groups: Group I (GI), composed of musicians (n=16), and Group II (GII), composed of non-musicians (n=18).

Clinical profile and implications of tinnitus in individuals with and without hearing loss.

Purpose: To compare clinical characteristics of tinnitus and interference in quality of life in individuals with and without associated hearing loss, as well as to discuss the association of quantitative measurements and qualitative instruments.

Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional and comparative study approved by the Research Ethics Committee (No. 973.

Comparison of auditory event-related potentials between children with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes and children with temporal lobe epilepsy.

The abnormal brain discharges observed in benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) and temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) are located close to areas responsible for auditory and language processing. This study aimed to analyze the results of auditory event-related potentials (P300) in children with BECTS and TLE in order to assess whether the epileptic activity in centrotemporal and temporal regions may compromise the integrity and physiology of auditory system structures. This was a prospective, comparative, and cross-sectional study.

Newborn hearing screening and early diagnostic in the NICU.

The aim was to describe the outcome of neonatal hearing screening (NHS) and audiological diagnosis in neonates in the NICU. The sample was divided into Group I: neonates who underwent NHS in one step and Group II: neonates who underwent a test and retest NHS. NHS procedure was automated auditory brainstem response.

Auditory Brainstem Evoked Response: response patterns of full-term and premature infants.

Unlabelled: Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) is important for the early diagnosis of hearing impairment in infants.

Aim: To compare ABR responses in full-term and premature infants; gender and ear were taken into account.

Methods: A cross-sectional prospective cohort study was carried out.