Presentation of an Auditory Training Protocol Applied in Children with Central Auditory Processing Disorder.
Nádia Giulian de Carvalho, Mariana Venâncio Silveira Pereira, Maria Francisca Colella-Santos
PMID 39936809WHAT IT FOUND
Nine children with central auditory processing disorder completed eight sessions of computer-based auditory training.
Scores improved on tests of listening in noise and temporal resolution, and children reported better self-perception of their hearing difficulties. The protocol did not fully normalize all test results.
Key findings
01Auditory training improved performance on specific behavioral tests, including the Dichotic Digit Test in the left ear, the SSW test in the left ear, and the RGDT.
02Children reported a significant improvement in their self-perception of auditory behavior, with the total questionnaire score rising from 30.67 to 40.22.
03Despite improvements, the training did not result in complete normalization of the behavioral assessment tests, and decoding difficulties persisted in 88.88% of the sample.
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What it does not show
The sample size was very small (n=9), limiting the generalizability of the findings. The study lacked a control group, so it cannot rule out that improvements were due to maturation or testing effects rather than the intervention. The follow-up period was short, providing no data on the long-term retention of gains. The protocol was uniform for all participants, which may not address individual variations in CAPD profiles effectively.
Declared interests
The study was funded by FAPESP (Process No.: 2020/08141-6). No other conflicts of interest were declared.
The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret the significant improvements in test scores as evidence that this protocol will normalize auditory processing or resolve decoding difficulties for all children. The study was uncontrolled and small, and 88.88% of participants still had decoding difficulties after training.