ABSTRACT
Purpose:
to verify the applicability of speech perception test with figures, developed by Souza and Reis (2015), in children with hearing loss.
Methods:
an exploratory descriptive study. A total of 40 children, both sexes, aged between 2 and 11 years, 20 normal hearing (CG) and 20 hearing impaired (SG), matched by time of sensorial auditory stimulation with normal hearing. The groups were subdivided according to time of sensorial auditory stimulation, being CG1 (2 years of age), CG2 (3 years of age), CG3 (4 years of age), SG1 (2 years of auditory stimulation), SG2 (3 years of auditory stimulation), SG3 (4 years of auditory stimulation).
Results:
the groups presented the following percentages of correct answers: CG1 87.33%, CG2 85.6% and CG3 98.67%. For the study group, composed of children with hearing loss, the results were, SG1 61.33%, SG2 76.8% and SG3 88% of correct answers. There were significant differences for six of the 25 words (ice, knife, rat, train, dog, flower), when associated with correct and incorrect answers.
Conclusion:
the test is feasible for the evaluation and monitoring of speech perception in children with hearing impairment, regardless of their verbal ability.
Keywords:
Auditory Perception; Child; Hearing; Hearing Loss