A INFLUÊNCIA DA PRÁTICA MUSICAL NO DESEMPENHO DO PROCESSAMENTO AUDITIVO CENTRAL EM ADULTOS

Abstract

Objective: To compare the results of tests Gap In Noise - GIN, Masking Level Difference - MLD and Pitch Pattern Sequence - PPS, between amateur musicians (experimental group-GE) and participants without any musical experience (control group-GC). Method: The sample consisted of 30 male and female participants, from 18 to 30 years old (mean age = 21.33 ± 3.08 years), distributed in two groups: 15 amateur musicians (mean age = 20.46 ± 1.72 years) and 15 volunteers from the control group (mean age = 22.0 ± 3.92 years). All participants underwent peripheral hearing assessment and the GIN, MLD and PPS tests. Descriptive analysis and Kruskal-Wallis test were performed to verify significance between groups. Results: Average GC scores were observed: 4.8 ms and GE: 3.4 ms (p = 0.03) in the GIN; CG: 94% and GE: 99.67% (p=0,05) in the PPS murmur stage; CG: 63.31% and GE: 93.99% (p=0,00) in the PPS nomination stage; CG: 10.53 and GE: 12.13 (p=0,16) in the MLD. It was observed that all altered tests were related to the control group. Conclusion: Amateur musicians performed better in the GIN tests, PPS in the humming and naming stages in relation to the group of participants with no experience with music.