Ototoxicity of hydrocarbons present in gasoline: a literature review
Conclusion: toluene is regarded as an ototoxic compound that damages outer hair cells in the middle region of the cochlea, with evidence of interaction with noise. Ethylbenzene and xylenes can be considered potentially ototoxic based on the results of animal studies. No sufficient data were found on benzene to form a conclusion.RESUMO Objetivo: realizar levantamento sobre a toxicidade ao sistema auditivo e os respectivos mecanismos de a ção provocados pelos principais hidrocarbonetos presentes na gasolina. Métodos: revisão bibliográfica, entre os anos de 2005 a 2015, realizada nas bases LILACS, MEDLINE e SciELO, por...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Vestibular dysfunction and postural balance in cochlear implant users: a narrative literature review
This study aimed to perform a narrative review of the main studies that relate vestibular symptoms in patients implanted in the last six years. The research was performed through the databases: SciELO, LILACS and PubMed, using associated descriptors for "cochlear implant", "vestibular dysfunction", "vertigo" and "balance", totalizing 21 studies that fitted the inclusion criteria. The results were described in a chronological order of publication, showing the main conclusions. Of the total studies analyzed, 18 related vestibular function to cochlear implant and only 3 studies did not find such a relationship. The literature...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Behavioral state and the premature’s readiness performance to begin oral feeding
Conclusion: the behavioral state influences the beginning of premature infant feeding. The alertness behavioral status of premature infants is essential during neonatal speech therapy assistence.RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a influ ência do estado comportamental na prontidão do prematuro ao iniciar alimentação por via oral no seio materno. Métodos: foi realizado um estudo transversal, observacional e descritivo. A amostra constituída por 51 bebês prematuros, atendidos na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal (UTIN), de um Hospital Amigo da Criança. Os bebês foram avaliados com aplicação do “ Instrumento de aval...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Elementary school teachers’ knowledge on dyslexia
Conclusion: the research revealed the lack of knowledge of literacy teachers on dyslexia, despite having undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as that of teachers who participated in training offered by the municipal education network.RESUMO Objetivo: descrever o conhecimento de professores do ensino fundamental sobre a dislexia em crian ças. Métodos: participaram do estudo 10 professores do 1º ao 5° ano do ensino fundamental de escolas públicas do município de Abreu e Lima, Pernambuco. Foi realizada uma entrevista semiestruturada com cada professor, individualmente, na própria escola, usando como base...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Voice challenge in transgender women: trans women self-perception of voice handicap as compared to gender perception of naïve listeners
Conclusion: transgender women ’ s self-perception of voice handicap is directly related to na ïve listeners' perception of their voice gender.RESUMO Objetivo: analisar a autopercep ção de desvantagem vocal de mulheres transgêneros em comparação à percepção de gênero das vozes por ouvintes leigos. Métodos: foram eleitas para o estudo 31 mulheres transgêneros. Todas foram submetidas à análise acústica vocal para mensuração da frequência fundamental e desvio pad rão. Após, responderam ao protocolo Índice em Desvantagem Vocal, do qual, ao final da coleta de todos os dados, foram selecionadas as questõ...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Job satisfaction and dissatisfaction among family health strategy professionals in a small city of Southern Brazil
Conclusion: the factors contributing to satisfaction and dissatisfaction are associated with working conditions and the work relationships established in professional practice.RESUMO Objetivo: identificar os aspectos geradores de satisfa ção e insatisfação nos profissionais que atuam na Estratégia Saúde da Família do município de Cocal do Sul-SC. Métodos: trata-se de um estudo com abordagem qualitativa, realizado com três Estratégia Saúde da Família totalizando 15 profissionais de saúde. A análise de dados foi realiz ada com base na análise de conteúdo, tendo como suporte o software Atlas.ti. Resultados...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Laser therapy applied to orofacial motricity: perception of members of the Brazilian Orofacial Motricity Association - Abramo
Conclusion: it was possible to verify that the interest in improvement and insertion in the clinical practice in laser therapy are realities for the research volunteers, but a very small number has the knowledge and makes use of the technique in their interventions.RESUMO Objetivo: conhecer o perfil dos s ócios da Associação Brasileira Motricidade Orofacial e seus conhecimentos e interesse sobre laserterapia em Motricidade Orofacial. Métodos: foi elaborado um formulário on-line abrangendo questões sobre o perfil do fonoaudiólogo, formação e atuação, além de conhecimentos sobre as teorias da laserterapia e su...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Weight gain in newborns submitted to skin-to-skin contact
Conclusion: skin-to-skin contact has a positive influence on weight gain and length of hospital stay of newborns. The use of an infant formula does not influence weight gain for dyads who experienced skin-to-skin contact. Gestational age, corrected gestational age, birth weight, weight on the first day of follow-up, duration of gastric tube feeding, duration of oral feeding are not correlated with weight gain.RESUMO Objetivo: comparar o ganho de peso entre rec ém-nascidos submetidos ao método canguru e os não submetidos e analisar os fatores que possam influenciar nesse ganho: tempo de internação, idade gestacional, ...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Masseter muscle surface electromyography in college students with a high degree of anxiety and temporomandibular disorder
Conclusion: college students with TMD and a high degree of anxiety presented lower means of masseter muscle electromyografic activity during chewing, in most conditions assessed, as compared to volunteers without TMD, except for the left masseter muscle in rest and chewing.RESUMO Objetivo: comparar a atividade el étrica dos músculos masseteres bilateralmente de acordo com a presença ou ausência de Disfunção Temporomandibular (TMD) em estudantes universitários com alto grau de ansiedade. Métodos: o estudo foi realizado com 31 acadêmicos de Fonoaudiologia, selecionados aleatoriamente, com idades entr e 17 e 32 ano...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Relationship between oral habits and spirometry maneuvers, in children
Conclusion: the presence of DOH did not influence the number of forced spirometry maneuvers, performed by the healthy children in this study.RESUMO Objetivo: analisar se h ábitos orais deletérios influenciam no número de tentativas de manobras espirométricas executadas por crianças saudáveis. Métodos: pesquisa analítica observacional e transversal, incluiu 149 crianças saudáveis entre 6 e 12 anos, de escolas públicas e particulares de Florianópolis- SC/Br asil. Foi aplicado um protocolo validado para a análise de hábitos orais deletérios. As crianças foram agrupadas de acordo com o número de manobras esp...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Hearing risk in motorcycle taxi drivers of a Southern Brazilian city
Conclusion: the motorcycle taxi drivers presented hearing risk, 29% of them presenting hearing alterations with characteristics suggestive of noise-induced hearing loss, which makes the implementation of auditory conservation programs of extremely importance for this class of workers.RESUMO Objetivo: caracterizar o perfil audiol ógico de mototaxistas e analisar o risco de suas exposições ao ruído. Métodos: estudo transversal, com 17 mototaxistas de uma cidade no litoral do Sul do Brasil, 2008. Realizou-se a avaliação do ruído no posto de trabalho e durante um trajeto padrão. Calculou-se a dose de exposição ao ...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
The effect of bilingualism on cognitive and auditory abilities in normally hearing adults
Conclusions: based on the study groups, it was found that the bilingual subjects had a better performance of their general cognitive function, as compared with monolingual speakers, as well as in their specific cognitive abilities of verbal, spatial and mechanical reasoning, and in the auditory figure-background abilities.RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar e comparar as habilidades cognitivas e auditiva em indiv íduos normo-ouvintes monolíngues e bilíngues. Métodos: a amostra foi composta por 21 indivíduos normo-ouvintes, com idade entre 18 e 25 anos, distribuídos em: Grupo Controle, formado por oito monolíngues falantes da...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Desembaralhando: a mobile application for intervention in the problem of dyslexic children mirror writing
Conclusions: guidelines such as the choice of typography and interface colors appropriate to dyslexic children are used to favor intervention, in order to minimize the difficulties of these children regarding letters mirroring.RESUMO Objetivo: apresentar um novo aplicativo desenvolvido para dispositivos m óveis, denominado Desembaralhando, para a intervenção no problema do espelhamento de letras por crianças disléxicas. Métodos: o desenvolvimento do aplicativo é resultado de um conjunto de informações de experiências fonoaudiológicas, que apontam a ocorrência de espelhamentos de letras c omo um problema desaf...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Active aging: an intervention-research report
ABSTRACT Purpose: this study aimed to analyze significant effects of language activities on elderly people ´s autonomy and social participation. Methods: it is an intervention research report, based on a dialogical discourse perspective, developed in two stages. In the first, a speech-language intervention involving written and oral practices about life stories was carried out with six elderly particip ants. In the second, a semi-structured interview was applied with these participants based on questions that addressed the aims of the study. Results: the participants were all females, aged between 61 and 90 years old. ...
Source: Revista CEFAC - February 23, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Erratum
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to integrative review of publications concerning the role of speech and language therapists in regards to communication strategies in palliative care, as well as the characterization of the types of communication used in these cases. The search was conducted in the databases SciELO, LILACS and PubMed from 2001 to 2016. The studies selected included abstracts or full articles addressing aspects of communication in palliative care, especially those related to speech and language therapy, with an emphasis on communication. Ten articles focused on communication, and published after 2004, were...
Source: Revista CEFAC - December 11, 2017 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
