Alfonso ME, Lorenzo GY, Torres NMM

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 51-61
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: The hipoacusias are characterized by the decrease or partial loss of the auditory acuteness. They are classified taking into account the amount of loss of audition, the time when the disease appears and the place where the damage appears. The latter determines the topography to be used and the perceptive sensorineural behaviors. The recruitment is a present sign for the sensorineural hipoacusias with lesion in the Corti organ, which permits to diagnose the disease. There are different tests to stop the evolution of this disease. That is why, in this research will be showed the results of a comparative study between the Metz and SISI Tests.
Objective: To determine the usefulness of the Metz Test in the topographic diagnosis of the sensorineural hipoacusias.
Methods: It was carried out a prospective, observational, analytical study, made up by 42 patients of both sexes, aged between 18 and 60, selected randomly in the Cardiology consultation at "Dr. Carlos J. Finlay" Military Hospital.
Results: The Metz test was as effective as the SISI test for determining the recruitment. It presented a high sensibility (96,2). Also the average values of positivity of both tests were similar in the selected group.
Conclusions: The Metz Test has a high percent of reliability the study of sound deformation in patients with sensorineural hipoacusias.

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