Abstract
Background: Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most common type of permanent hearing impairment and results from damage to the inner ear or the nerve pathway. Children with hearing impairment have balance and motor deficits primarily due to concomitant damage to the vestibular structures. Objective: To study the effect of motor control program on improvement of gross motor function and postural control in children with sensorineural hearing loss. Methods: A pre-post testtrial consisting of 10 participants between the age group of 6 to 12 years with the clinical diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss. Participants received exercise sessions including 10 min of activities in the following categories: eye hand co-ordination and visual motor training, balance training, activities to improve general co-ordination for 3 days a week for 12 weeks. The outcome was assessed in terms of Pediatric Balance scale (PBS), Test for Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2). Result: There was highly significant difference seen in scores of both TGMD-2 and PBS (p<0.01). Conclusion: The findings of the study suggest thatmotor control program including eye-hand co-ordination, visuomotor training, balance training and general co-ordination exercises can be useful to maintain gross motor skills and postural control in children with sensorineural hearing loss.
Highlights
Hearing is an important sensory ability in psychomotor development of human beings and forms the basis of communication for cognitive, affective and behavioural development to take place [1]
Sensorineural hearing loss (SHNL) is the most common type of permanent hearing loss which results from the damage to the inner ear or the nerve pathway [4]
Participants who were mentally challenged, or with any cognitive problems like attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), any neurological problem like cerebral palsy, downs syndrome, with visual disabilities like blindness, low vision, and with any musculoskeletal disability were excluded from the study [3]
Summary
Hearing is an important sensory ability in psychomotor development of human beings and forms the basis of communication for cognitive, affective and behavioural development to take place [1]. Hearing loss is the diminished ability to detect, recognize, discriminate, perceive and comprehend auditory information [2]. It is usually diagnosed early in life [3]. Sensorineural hearing loss (SHNL) is the most common type of permanent hearing loss which results from the damage to the inner ear or the nerve pathway [4]. Substitutes such as sensorineural deafness, perceptive deafness, nerve deafness are frequently used to describe this condition [5]. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most common type of permanent hearing impairment and results from damage to the inner ear or the nerve pathway. Children with hearing impairment have balance and motor deficits primarily due to concomitant damage to the vestibular structures
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