Política Nacional de Saúde Auditiva: contribuições para o desenvolvimento auditivo e de linguagem de crianças implantadas

• Ano de defesa: 2019
• Autor(a) principal: Batista, Amanda Almeida
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Brasil; UFRN; PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM SAÚDE COLETIVA
• Palavras-chave em Português: Implante coclear; Perda auditiva; Audição
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/47612

The Cochlear Implant (IC) is an electronic device that can replace the auditory sensory organ in individuals with hearing degrees of deep depth. Brazil currently has 26 referral centers that assist the hearing impaired population of all ages, both in the private network and in the Unified Health Service. The objective of this study is to analyze the adherence of children to hearing rehabilitation in the health service. Cochlear Implant at the Reference Center in Rio Grande do Norte. This is a cross-sectional observational exploratory study based on information from medical records of cochlear implant users attended at the Otomed Clinic. The study population consisted of 90 children from 0 to 12 years old, of both sexes, users of cochlear implants, who underwent surgery and activated between January 2008 and December 2017, residents of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. North. For an analysis of the qualitative variables, a description of the absolute and definite frequencies was used and the quantitative variables extracted as measures of central tendency and dispersion. As strategic variables, they were submitted to the Chi-square test, within the significance level of 5%. To analyze an intragroup relationship of qualitative and quantitative variables used or the Wilcoxon test, and between groups or the Mann-Whitney test. There was an evolution of the auditory and language categories of both children in the metropolitan and non-metropolitan regions, who remained assiduous to the hearing for a minimum of 3 years. Early diagnosis and implantation may be conducive to the development of children in particular who have undergone Neonatal Hearing Screening.