Impact of Enlarged Adenoids Affect Your Hearing
Enlarged adenoids located at the back of the throat have the potential to negatively impact the middle ear’s ability to adequately stimulate the inner ear’s cochlea.
Enlarged Adenoids?
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Temporary Hearing Loss Associated with Ear Infections Increase Risks for Negatively Affecting Brain Development
The health of the hearing system is essential to promote brain development in children affecting brain development. Numerous studies found that disruption of the
(Casselbrant, Gravel, Margolis, Bellussi,, Dhooge, & Downs, 2002; Vernon- Feagans & Proctor, 1994; Hasenstab in 1992; and Benasich & Tallal, 2002).
“adverse effects in speech, language development, and balance in some children” culminating in learning and behavioral problems.
(Casselbrant, Gravel, Margolis, Bellussi, Dhooge, & Downs, 2002) (Klein, 2001, as cited in J. S. Stenton, 2003).
Negative Impact of Enlarged Adenoids
Haapaniemi (1995) found that participants with normal-sized to medium-sized adenoids experienced the behavioral characteristics below only 7% to 9.8% of the time while 25% (133 children) of 663 children, seven to 14 years of age, with enlarged adenoids experienced the following behavioral characteristics 14% to 30% of the time:
- Open-mouth breathing
- Snoring with first graders being the most affected age group
- Chronic congestion (blocked nasal pathway) also called sinusitis or rhinitis
- Decreased hearing by 1.1 to 4.2 decibels depending on size of enlarged adenoids
- Eight times more likely to have experienced four or more ear infections
Statistically significant differences between the two control groups showing an increased risk for decreased sound energy reaching the cochlea:
- Greater hearing loss during a common cold (.0003)
- Abnormal color and position of ear drum (tympanic membrane .0001)
- Lower pressure (60 to 70mm H2O) in the middle ear when compared to participants with typical-sized adenoids.
Enlarged Adenoids Contribute To Ear Infections
Under-activity occurs in the hearing system when there are ear infections, enlarged adenoids, or lack of strong sound stimulation along auditory neural pathways.
Cheri Moore's Findings Resulted in Improved Responses to AIT and Vision Therapy
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FDA Statement On AIT
"Auditory Integration Training remediates impairments in auditory discrimination (sound sensitivity and auditory distortion) associated with Autism, Learning Disabilities, and related disorders - ADD, ADHD, CAPD (Central Auditory Processing Deficits), SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder), Dyslexia."
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