B-ENT
Original Article

Evaluation of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission

1.

Department of Audiology, İstanbul Gelişim University Institute of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey

2.

Department of Speech and Language Therapy, İzmir Tınaztepe University Faculty of Health Sciences, İzmir, Turkey

3.

Department of Audiology, Yeditepe University Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

B-ENT 2023; 19: 157-164
DOI: 10.5152/B-ENT.2023.22880
Read: 511 Downloads: 319 Published: 08 August 2023

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine whether the overreaction of children diagnosed with autism according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to auditory stimuli is related to the sensory mechanism in the cochlea.

Methods: Twenty healthy children with normal hearing and 20 children with autism aged 6-17 years participated in our study. Right and left ears of both healthy and autistic children were evaluated separately. Signal-to-noise ratios and amplitude values (λ) were measured at 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000, and 6000 Hz.

Results: In the distortion product otoacoustic emission test, signal-to-noise ratios at 3000, 4000, and 6000 Hz and amplitude values at 4000 and 6000 Hz were higher than the control group of individuals with autism (P < .05).

Conclusion: The results of the study suggest that children with autism may have hyperacusis originating from the inner ear. However, it has been stated in the literature that central auditory pathways and medial olivocochlear system discrepancies may also cause hyperacusis. Studies evaluating both the entire auditory system and the limbic system are needed.

Cite this article as: Yüksel E, Ünsal S, Birkent ÖF, Çaypınar Eser B. Evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorders by distortion product otoacoustic emission. B-ENT. 2023;19(3):157-164.

Files
EISSN 2684-4907