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Hyperacusis in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Preliminary Study

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  • Massimo Ralli

    (Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy
    Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA)

  • Maria Romani

    (Department of Pediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy)

  • Alessio Zodda

    (Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy)

  • Francesca Yoshie Russo

    (Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy)

  • Giancarlo Altissimi

    (Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy)

  • Maria Patrizia Orlando

    (Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy)

  • Maria Gloria Cammeresi

    (Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy)

  • Roberta Penge

    (Department of Pediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Rosaria Turchetta

    (Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

The association between hyperacusis and developmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders has been extensively reported in the literature; however, the specific prevalence of hyperacusis in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has never been investigated. In this preliminary study, we evaluated the presence of hyperacusis in a small sample of children affected by ADHD compared to a control group of healthy children. Thirty normal hearing children with a diagnosis of ADHD and 30 children matched for sex and age were enrolled in the study. All children underwent audiological and multidisciplinary neuropsychiatric evaluation. Hearing was assessed using pure tone audiometry and immittance test; ADHD was diagnosed following the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder criteria. Hyperacusis was assessed through the administration of a questionnaire to parents and an interview with children. Hyperacusis was diagnosed in 11 children (36.7%) in the study group and in four children (13.3%) in the control group; this difference was statistically significant ( p = 0.03). The preliminary results of this study suggest a higher presence of hyperacusis in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder compared to control children. More studies on larger samples are necessary to confirm these results.

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  • Massimo Ralli & Maria Romani & Alessio Zodda & Francesca Yoshie Russo & Giancarlo Altissimi & Maria Patrizia Orlando & Maria Gloria Cammeresi & Roberta Penge & Rosaria Turchetta, 2020. "Hyperacusis in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Preliminary Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:9:p:3045-:d:351111
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    1. Massimo Ralli & Richard J Salvi & Antonio Greco & Rosaria Turchetta & Armando De Virgilio & Giancarlo Altissimi & Giuseppe Attanasio & Giancarlo Cianfrone & Marco de Vincentiis, 2017. "Characteristics of somatic tinnitus patients with and without hyperacusis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(11), pages 1-15, November.
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