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Original Article

Overview of Audiology in Brazil: State of the Art: La Audiologia en Brasil: Estado del Arte

Pages 202-206 | Received 01 May 2000, Accepted 15 Jun 2000, Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the field of clinical and rehabilitative audiology for children and adults in Brazil, while simultaneously offering some data and results from several different research studies within the country. The theme will address seven main topics: (1) the status of services and assistance for the hearing impaired; (2) the results of five different institutional research studies showing the main causes of hearing impairment in children in the city of Sao Paulo; (3) a review of subjective and objective methods for early diagnosis and audiological habilitation of children, including parent counseling, hearing aids, and cochlear implants; (4) a discussion of hearing conservation in different settings; (5) a brief consideration of audio-logical rehabilitation for hearing-impaired elderly adults in the country; (6) the main results of the First and Second Brazilian National Campaigns of Deafness Prevention; and (7) conclusions.

Sumario

El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido mostrar una revisión en el campo de la Audiología clínica y reha-bilitativa para niños y adultos en Brasil, mostrando simultáneamente información y resultados de varios estudios de investigación realizado en el país. Se revisáran siete tópicos principales: 1) el estado de los servicios y la asistencia a las personas con trastornos auditivos; 2) los resultados de cinco diferentes estudios institucionales de investigación, mostrando las principales causas de sordera en niños de la ciudad de San Pablo; 3) una revisión de métodos objetivos y subjetivos para el diagnóstico temprano y la habilitación audiológica en niños, incluyendo asesoría a los padres, audífonos e implantes cocleares; 4) una discusión sobre programas de conservación auditiva en diferentes lugares; 5) una breve consideración sobre rehabilitacion audiológica para ancianos hipoacúsicos en el país; 6) los resultados de la Primera y Segunda Campaña Nacional Brasileña de Prevención de la Sordera; y 7) conclusiones.

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