TY - JOUR T1 - Hearing and language development in children with brainstem implants: a systematic review JO - Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (English Edition) T2 - AU - Martins,Quemile Pribs AU - Gindri,Bruna de Franceschi Schirmer AU - Valim,Cristiane Dellinghausen AU - Ferreira,Laís AU - Patatt,Fernanda Soares Aurélio SN - 18088694 M3 - 10.1016/j.bjorl.2022.07.004 DO - 10.1016/j.bjorl.2022.07.004 UR - http://www.bjorl.org/en-hearing-language-development-in-children-articulo-S180886942200101X AB - ObjectiveTo present scientific evidence, based on a systematic review of the literature, on the benefit of brainstem implants in auditory rehabilitation and language development in children. MethodsA systematic search was used to identify studies that contain information about the benefit of brainstem implants in the auditory rehabilitation and language development of children. The review was conducted based on a structured literature search, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) checklist. The search was carried out in the PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases, using the combination “Auditory brainstem implants” AND “Pediatric”, without restriction of language, period, and location. The quality assessment of the articles was performed using the Study Quality Assessment Tools. ResultsRegarding hearing, children with brainstem implants showed sound detection, access to most speech sounds, basic auditory perception skills, recognition of ambient sounds, recognition of some frequently used words and phrases, in addition to some closed-set word discrimination capability. Expressive and comprehensive language were identified in children using auditory brainstem implants, increasing significantly in the short and long terms in most cases; however, in some of the children, such skills remained stable. ConclusionThe auditory brainstem implant can be considered an effective alternative for children with cochlear malformation and/or auditory nerve deficiency and for those who cannot benefit from cochlear implant surgery. ER -