Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) in children encompasses a spectrum of difficulties in the brain’s ability to interpret and make sense of sounds despite normal peripheral hearing sensitivity.

The sense of hearing relies on a hierarchy of mechanical, neural and cognitive processes that begin in the inner ear and culminate in distributed networks across the brain. Sound waves are transduced ...

Recent headlines in the United Kingdom earlier this year attributed noise-canceling headphones as a possible culprit in rising rates of auditory processing disorder (APD) and hearing problems in ...

Depending on the sensory processing disorder (SPD), the best assistive devices for specific conditions can range from low-tech options to more advanced ones. Either way, the devices should engage the ...

DAVIE, Fla. (WPEC) — New numbers in this year show that 55% of Florida 3rd graders are at proper reading level for their age. While that’s a little better than last year, it still means almost half of ...

For this year’s World Hearing Day which was celebrated across the globe this past Sunday, important themes related to tackling societal misperceptions and stigmatizing mindsets surrounding hearing ...

Imagine being able to hear perfectly but still not understand what people are saying, especially when there’s background noise. That’s the daily experience for someone with central auditory processing ...

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