PURPOSE: to identify the risk factors for (Central) Auditory Processing Disorder in a group of 79 preschool children. METHODS: we applied a questionnaire to 79 parents or guardians of children attending preschool or first year of elementary school of the municipal, state and private schools in Porto Alegre. The questionnaire contained questions related to child development. RESULTS: the research shows as the main results the use of a pacifier use (73.4%); the duration of breastfeeding (36%); the conduction of audiological testing (17.8%); the time watching TV (59%); and the number of repetitions of instructions (54%); For the correlation tests the study showed the pacifier use (p=0.006) and the higher incidence of otitis (p=0.007) by girls. Older children performed spontaneous reading (p=0.007) and retold stories neatly (p=0.035). CONCLUSION: the risk factors for (Central) Auditory Processing Disorder were identified, being the variables: increased number of siblings (p=0,005), more requesting for repeats (p<0,001) and understanding difficulty in competitive environments (p=0,002) as significant.
Hearing Loss, Central; Risk Factors; Child Development; Cognition; Child, Preschool
