title: Auditory processing, acoustic reflex and phonological expression.
abstract: It is thought that a close relationship exists between auditory processing, the acoustic reflex and speech.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  A retrospective study to evaluate these three aspects in children with and without phonological disorders and seek any relationship among them.
  
  
  METHODS
  46 children were enrolled: 24 had normal speech abilities and 22 had phonological disorders. All children underwent auditory processing and acoustic reflex threshold testing.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional contemporary.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Auditory processing and acoustic reflex thresholds were abnormal in all children with phonological disorders. This was not the case in children with normal speech development.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Changes in the auditory processing and acoustic reflex thresholds are closely related to speech difficulties.
authors.affiliation: Santa Maria Federal University, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tiago Mendonça
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Attoni
authors.forename: Victor Gandra
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Quintas
authors.forename: Helena Bolli
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Mota
mesh_terms: D001307:Auditory Perception; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology*; D006320:Hearing Tests / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D012022:Reflex, Acoustic / Q000502:physiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*