Computerized auditory training in an adolescent with neurofibromatosis type 2

Neurofibromatosis type 2 is a genetic disease that affects the Central Nervous System, mainly the auditory pathway, being some of the main symptoms: sensorineural hearing loss, low speech recognition, tinnitus and vestibular dysfunction. This study describes a process of therapeutic intervention through Computerized Auditory Training in an adolescent with medical diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis type 2. This intervention was composed of 16 sessions of AT with a specific software. For this study, the pre and * Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Authors’ contributions: EP and ARD: Data collection and analysis, writing PMM: Data analysis, writing BB: Writing TMK and MGV: Advisors EPVB: Writing and advisor Correspondence address: Eduarda Pazini duda_pazini@hotmail.com Received: 04/12/2017 Accepted: 03/07/2018 Distúrb Comun, São Paulo, 30(3): 534-541, setembro, 2018 Eduarda Pazini, Pâmela Mariel Marques, Ayra Renata D’Agostini, Bianca Bertuol, Themis Maria Kessler, Michele Vargas Garcia, Eliara Pinto Vieira Biaggio http://dx.doi.org/10.23925/2176-2724.2018v30i3p-534-541 Computerized auditory training in an adolescent with neurofibromatosis type 2