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      Use of hearing devices and fluency in Brazilian Sign Language and oral language in deaf students Translated title: Uso de dispositivos auxiliares da audição e fluência na Libras e na língua oral de estudantes surdos

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          ABSTRACT Purpose: to assess the relationship between deaf students’ fluency in Brazilian Sign Language (BSL) and oral language and hearing aid use. Method: the sample comprised 112 professional BSL translators, interpreters, and instructors. They answered a questionnaire on hearing characteristics and BSL and oral language fluency of students accompanied by them, who attended municipal schools in a Brazilian city. Association analysis between oral language fluency, BSL fluency, the degree of hearing loss, and device use was made with the chi-square test or Fisher’s Exact test. The significance level was set at p<0.05. Results: the professionals’ responses referred to 88% (n = 126) of all deaf students enrolled in municipal schools. The students’ mean age was 13 years; 72 (57%) were males, 98 (78%) had severe or profound hearing loss, 57 (45%) used electronic hearing devices, 83 (66%) were fluent only in BSL, 12 (10%) were fluent only in oral language, and 18 (14%) were fluent in both BSL and oral language. Hearing device use was statistically associated with oral fluency (p < 0.001). Of all students fluent in oral language (n = 30), 18 (60%) were also fluent in BSL (p < 0.001). Conclusion: BSL was the communication modality most used by students, including those who also used oral language and electronic hearing devices. This may indicate a change in the social perception of deaf people, their language, and their culture.

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          RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a relação entre fluência na Libras, fluência na língua oral e o uso de dispositivos auxiliares para audição de estudantes surdos. Métodos: participaram 112 profissionais tradutores, intérpretes ou instrutores de Libras que informaram as características auditivas, fluência na Libras e língua oral dos estudantes acompanhados por eles, matriculados na rede municipal de uma cidade brasileira. A análise da associação entre fluência na Libras, fluência na língua oral, grau da perda auditiva e uso de dispositivo foi realizada por meio do teste qui-quadrado ou teste exato de Fisher, consideraram-se significantes valores de p<0,05. Resultados: as respostas dos profissionais referiram-se a 88% (n=126) do total de estudantes surdos matriculados na rede municipal. A média de idade dos estudantes foi de 13 anos, sendo 72 (57%) meninos, 98 (78%) com perda auditiva severa ou profunda, 57 (45%) usuários de dispositivos eletrônicos auxiliares para audição, 83 (66%) fluentes somente na Libras, 12 (10%) fluentes apenas na língua oral e 18 (14%) fluentes na Libras e língua oral. Estudantes que utilizavam dispositivo auxiliar para audição apresentaram melhor fluência oral (p<0,001). Dos estudantes que apresentavam fluência oral (n=30), 18 (60%) eram fluentes em Libras (p<0,001). Conclusão: a Libras foi a modalidade comunicativa utilizada majoritariamente pelos estudantes surdos, mesmo por aqueles que utilizavam também a língua oral e dispositivos eletrônicos, o que pode indicar mudança de percepção social em relação ao surdo, à sua língua e cultura.

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              Early Sign Language Exposure and Cochlear Implantation Benefits

              This study examines whether early sign language exposure in children with CIs influences speech recognition, speech intelligibility, language, and reading outcomes. BACKGROUND: Most children with hearing loss who receive cochlear implants (CI) learn spoken language, and parents must choose early on whether to use sign language to accompany speech at home. We address whether parents’ use of sign language before and after CI positively influences auditory-only speech recognition, speech intelligibility, spoken language, and reading outcomes. METHODS: Three groups of children with CIs from a nationwide database who differed in the duration of early sign language exposure provided in their homes were compared in their progress through elementary grades. The groups did not differ in demographic, auditory, or linguistic characteristics before implantation. RESULTS: Children without early sign language exposure achieved better speech recognition skills over the first 3 years postimplant and exhibited a statistically significant advantage in spoken language and reading near the end of elementary grades over children exposed to sign language. Over 70% of children without sign language exposure achieved age-appropriate spoken language compared with only 39% of those exposed for 3 or more years. Early speech perception predicted speech intelligibility in middle elementary grades. Children without sign language exposure produced speech that was more intelligible (mean = 70%) than those exposed to sign language (mean = 51%). CONCLUSIONS: This study provides the most compelling support yet available in CI literature for the benefits of spoken language input for promoting verbal development in children implanted by 3 years of age. Contrary to earlier published assertions, there was no advantage to parents’ use of sign language either before or after CI.
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                rcefac
                Revista CEFAC
                Rev. CEFAC
                ABRAMO Associação Brasileira de Motricidade Orofacial (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                1516-1846
                1982-0216
                2022
                : 24
                : 4
                : e3322
                Affiliations
                [3] Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais orgnameUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais orgdiv1Faculdade de Medicina orgdiv2Departamento de Otorrinolaringologia Brazil
                [1] Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais orgnameUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais orgdiv1Faculdade de Medicina orgdiv2Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fonoaudiológicas Brazil
                [2] Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais orgnameUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais orgdiv1Faculdade de Medicina orgdiv2Departamento de Fonoaudiologia Brazil
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                S1516-18462022000400501 S1516-1846(22)02400400501
                10.1590/1982-0216/20222443322
                efb6ab49-12a0-4f62-8674-d544cd205df4

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                : 13 June 2022
                : 11 October 2022
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                Audição,Auxiliares de Audição,Hearing Loss,Language,Multilingualism,Hearing,Hearing Aids,Surdez,Linguagem,Bilinguismo

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