THE EFFECT OF OTITIS-MEDIA WITH EFFUSION ON INFANTS DETECTION OF SOUND

Authors
WERNER LA WARD JH
Citation
La. Werner et Jh. Ward, THE EFFECT OF OTITIS-MEDIA WITH EFFUSION ON INFANTS DETECTION OF SOUND, Infant behavior & development, 20(2), 1997, pp. 275-279
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Developmental
Journal title
Infant behavior & development → ACNP
ISSN journal
01636383
Volume
20
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
275 - 279
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-6383(1997)20:2<275:TEOOWE>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to obtain a preliminary estimate of how otitis media with effusion affects the hearing sensitivity of infants. An observer-based method was used to estimate detection thresholds fo r 1000- or 4000-Hz tones for infants diagnosed with otitis media by a physician and for control infants. These preliminary results suggest t hat otitis media with effusion produces a mild to moderate hearing imp airment in infants and that it may affect the developmental course of auditory sensitivity in the first year of life.