Failure of a binaural comprehension deficit to select responders to earplug use in schizophrenia.
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Abstract
Previous studies have suggested that on the Auditory Comprehension Test, a significant proportion of schizophrenics demonstrate a binaural comprehension deficit. To test whether wearing an earplug in their more poorly performing ear would be beneficial, we studied 34 in-patient schizophrenics and noted a binaural deficit in 12 (35%). Of these, eight patients subsequently wore an earplug in each ear for at least one week. We found no effect of the earplug on psychopathology.
Medical subject headings
- Ear
- Functional Laterality
- Language Tests
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenic Psychology