Postural control assessment in students with normal hearing and sensorineural hearing loss

INTRODUCTION: Children with sensorineural hearing loss can present with instabilities in postural control, possibly as a consequence of hypoactivity of their vestibular system due to internal ear injury.OBJECTIVE: To assess postural control stability in students with normal hearing (i.e., listeners)...

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Main Authors: Renato de Souza Melo, Andrea Lemos, Carla Fabiana da Silva Toscano Macky, Maria Cristina Falcão Raposo, Karla Mônica Ferraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942015000400431&lng=en&tlng=en