title: Auditory complaints and audiologic assessment in children with surgically repaired cleft lip and palate.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  At the initial consultation, the speech-language pathologist and audiologist may consider possible diagnostic hypotheses based on the child's history and the parents' complaint.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the association of hearing complaints with the findings obtained in the conventional audiologic assessment in children with cleft lip and palate. Retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed medical charts of 1000 patients with cleft lip and palate who underwent surgical repair between 1988 and 1995 at a mean age of 6 years 8 months. We excluded charts with records of inconsistent audiological responses and charts with missing data for any of the audiologic evaluations considered. Thus, the sample consisted of 393 records.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two hundred thirty-nine patients presented hearing loss in one or both ears, but only 3.8% reported hearing complaints. The most frequent were otorrhea followed by otalgia. There was no statistical significance between the complaint and gender (p = 0.26) nor between the complaint and hearing loss (p = 0.83).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed no association between the hearing complaint and the conventional audiologic assessment.
authors.affiliation: Speech Therapist. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Graduate Program (Master's Degree) in the field of Communication Disorders, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo-USP, Bauru (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Jaqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lourenço Cerom
authors.affiliation: Speech Therapist. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Graduate Program (Master's Degree) in the field of Communication Disorders, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo-USP, Bauru (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Renata José
authors.affiliation: Master of Science. Master's Degree in Science in the field of Communication Disorders, Audiologist at the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Clinic of the Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo-USP.
authors.forename: Fabiana de Souza Pinto
authors.initials: Fde S
authors.lastname: Azenha
authors.affiliation: Master of Rehabilitation Sciences. Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Sciences in the field of Orofacial Clefts and Related Anomalies, Graduate Program (Doctorate) in Rehabilitation Sciences, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies.
authors.forename: Camila de Cássia
authors.initials: Cde C
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor. Associate Professor of the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Department, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo-USP, Bauru (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Kátia de Freitas
authors.initials: Kde F
authors.lastname: Alvarenga
authors.affiliation: PhD. Associate Professor of the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Department, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo-USP, Bauru (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Andréa Cintra
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Professor. Full Professor of the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Department, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo-USP, Bauru (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariza Ribeiro
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Feniman
keywords: Audiometry; Child; Cleft Palate; Hearing; Hearing Loss