Effects of attention deficits on the auditory processing performance among normal and APD children

Sulaiman, Nur Hafizah and Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat and Maamor, Nashrah and Rahmat, Sarah (2021) Effects of attention deficits on the auditory processing performance among normal and APD children. In: British Academy of Audiology (BAA) 17th Annual Conference, 18th - 19th November, 2021., Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, United Kingdom. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Introduction: In a recent decade, the experts and audiology professional bodies across the world started to consider the involvement of top-down processing of higher-order cognitive functions, particularly attention, as a part of Auditory Processing Disorder (APD). Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the extension of the effect of attention on auditory processing performance among normal and APD children, particularly in the event that attention deficits also identified together with APD. Methods: This study was conducted among 94 normal hearing children, aged from 8 to 12 years old, with normal intelligence quotient (IQ) and working memory. These children were divided into normal and APD group based on their performance on five APD assessments. The children in each group were further categorized into three sub-groups based on their attention status that was assessed through SNAP-IV questionnaire, which are; i) normal attention; ii) suspected with attention deficit disorder (ADD); and iii) suspected with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Results: This study observed a reduction in performance on four APD assessments among normal and APD children with attention deficits, which are; i) dichotic digit test; ii) gap-in-noise test; iii) pitch pattern sequence test and iv) digit triplet test. No significant reduction was observed on masking level difference test performance. The reduction in APD test performance due to attention deficit was more pronounce among APD children compared to normal children. Discussion: Consistent with literatures, the effect of attention deficits on the APD test performance in both groups of children indicates the important role of attention in modulating the auditory processing system. The reduction in the performance that was more pronounce among APD children indicates the presence of attention deficit exacerbate the difficulty in auditory processing. As attention has an effect on auditory processing, attention assessment should be considered as a part of APD assessment in the future.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	auditory processing disorder, attention, children
Subjects:	R Medicine > RF Otorhinolaryngology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Depositing User:	Prof Dr Ahmad Aidil Arafat Dzulkarnain
Date Deposited:	23 Dec 2021 11:58
Last Modified:	20 Apr 2022 08:24
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/94988

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