Binaural function in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the basic binaural function of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).


METHODS
Case-control study. Measures of binaural function were compared for children with and without ADHD.


METHODS
Forty-two children; 26 had ADHD and 16 were normal controls.


METHODS
None.


RESULTS
For detection tasks, no differences were seen between children with ADHD and controls. For speech recognition tasks, the younger children with ADHD did not perform as well as the controls.


CONCLUSIONS
Younger children with ADHD might have a reduced processing efficiency for signal recognition in certain types of noise, but not for signal detection.
D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001309:Auditory Threshold / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011897:Random Allocation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data