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Department of Audiology Faculty Articles
Title
Some Audiologic Characteristics in Individuals with Sotos Syndrome
ResearchID/ORCID ID
0000-0001-8330-9078, 0000-0001-6770-4377
ISBN or ISSN
2692-5877
Volume
3
Issue
5
Publication Date / Copyright Date
8-25-2020
First Page
1
Last Page
3
Publisher
IJCMCR
DOI Number
10.46998/IJCMCR.2020.03.000074
Abstract
We conducted an audiological assessment of 27 children and adults with Sotos syndrome in order to provide information about this population’s hearing and auditory processing abilities. Otoscopy, tympanometry, audiologic screening, distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) screening, speech-in-noise testing using the QuickSIN (SNR loss), and Dichotic Digits Test made up the test battery. Except for a small percentage of cases, otoscopy, tympanometry, and pure tone screening results were unremarkable and not unlike the general population. However, adults had large ear canal volumes similar to those reported in older adults in the general population. DPOAE screening was attempted with greater than expected referral rates, most likely due to cooperation issues and noise levels. SNR loss was generally higher (poorer) than published norms, and Dichotic Digit test results revealed a slight right ear advantage and an overall depression of scores in both ears compared to normative data. Results of the audiologic screenings indicated that the majority of individuals with Sotos syndrome do not appear to have hearing sensitivity issues co-occurring with the syndrome. However, QuickSIN and Dichotic Digit test results indicate that those with Sotos syndrome may have speech-in-noise and callosal-specific auditory transfer issues that together negatively impact complex listening.
Disciplines
Communication Sciences and Disorders | Medicine and Health Sciences | Speech and Hearing Science | Speech Pathology and Audiology
Keywords
auditory processing, hearing, Sotos syndrome
NSUWorks Citation
Atcherson, Samuel R.; Lieblong, Shannon; Nicholson, Nannette; and Shaefer, Gerald B., "Some Audiologic Characteristics in Individuals with Sotos Syndrome" (2020). Department of Audiology Faculty Articles. 51.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_aud_facarticles/51
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