scholarly journals Does Auditory Processing Disorder Literature Apply to Learners With Hearing Loss?

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-408
Author(s):  
D. G. Sims
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Auditory Processing Disorder

Modality Specificity as a Criterion for Diagnosing Central Auditory Processing Disorders

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis J. McFarland ◽  
Anthony T. Cacace
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Auditory Processing Disorder ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Central Auditory Processing Disorder ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
Central Auditory Processing Disorders ◽  
Modality Specificity ◽  
Rule Out

A central "auditory" processing disorder (CAPD) is an auditory perceptual dysfunction that cannot be explained on the basis of peripheral hearing loss. As a concept, CAPD has not been completely validated, and many issues continue to be controversial. A primary issue of concern is whether currently used tests to evaluate CAPD are sensitive to factors that are not of an auditory perceptual nature. In this paper, we consider the case for modality specificity as a criterion for improving the specificity of diagnosing CAPD. Demonstrating the modality-specific nature of sensory processing deficits is one way to rule out nonperceptual factors as explanations for observed dysfunction.

scholarly journals Monotic Auditory Processing Disorder Tests in the Older Adult Population

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. 293-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarke L. Cox ◽  
Sandra L. McCoy ◽  
Patricia A. Tun ◽  
Arthur Wingfield
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Auditory Processing Disorder ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
High Loss ◽  
Older Adult Population

The purpose of this study was to determine if peripheral hearing loss of varying degrees in elderly subjects affected performance on monotic auditory processing disorder (APD) tests. A battery of monotic APD tests was administered to a group of well-educated and high-functioning older adults who were divided into three subgroups based on hearing acuity but similar in age: (1) normal hearing out to 4000 Hz with a slight high-frequency slope above that point, (2) normal hearing in the speech range but greater high-frequency loss (sloping configuration), and (3) hearing loss in both the low and high frequencies (low/high). The findings documented that subjects with normal hearing in the speech range performed well on all the APD tests. The subjects in the two hearing loss groups, however, performed more poorly on certain tests. The low/high loss subjects did significantly poorer than did the sloping subjects. These data suggest that low/high-frequency peripheral hearing loss is a factor for poor performance on certain monotic APD tests. Results further showed that when cognitive ability and presentation level are held constant, chronological age does not appear to be a contributing factor to performance on the majority of these monotic APD tests. If APD tests are to be administered to elder subjects, peripheral hearing loss configuration needs to be documented. For subjects with low/high-frequency losses, the tester needs to be aware that serious contamination of the results may occur. El propósito de este estudio fue determinar si las pérdidas auditivas periféricas de diferentes grados en sujetos mayores afectaban el desempeño en pruebas monóticas para trastornos de procesamiento auditivo (APD). Una batería de pruebas monóticas para APD fue administrada a un grupo de adultos mayores bien educados y con alto nivel de funcionamiento, quienes fueron divididos en tres subgrupos con base en su agudeza auditiva, pero con edad similares: (1) audición normal hasta 4000 Hz pero con una leve pendiente en las frecuencias agudas por encima de ese punto, (2) audición normal en el rango del lenguaje pero con una pérdida mayor en frecuencias agudas (configuración en caída), y (3) pérdida auditiva tanto en frecuencia agudas como en altas (baja/alta). Los hallazgos documentaron que los sujetos con audición normal en el rango del lenguaje se desempeñaron bien en todas las pruebas APD. Los sujetos en los dos grupos de pérdida auditiva, sin embargo, se desempeñaron más pobremente en ciertas pruebas. Los sujetos de alta/baja rindieron significativamente peor que los sujetos de configuración en caída. Estos datos sugieren que la hipoacusia periférica en frecuencias altas/bajas es un factor de pobre desempeño en las pruebas monóticas en APD. Los resultados mostraron además que cuando la habilidad cognitiva y los niveles de presentación se mantienen constantes, la edad cronológica no parece ser un factor modificador del desempeño en la mayoría de estas pruebas monóticas en APD. Si se han de administrar estas pruebas para APD a adultos mayores, la configuración de la pérdida auditiva periférica debe ser documentada. Para sujetos con pérdidas auditivas en frecuencias bajas/altas el evaluador debe ser conciente de que puede ocurrir una seria contaminación de los resultados.

scholarly journals Temporal resolution in children: comparing normal hearing, conductive hearing loss and auditory processing disorder

2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Andreoli Balen ◽  
Letícia Bretzke ◽  
Carla Meller Mottecy ◽  
Graziela Liebel ◽  
Mirian Regina Moresco Boeno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Temporal Resolution ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Conductive Hearing Loss ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Auditory Processing Disorder ◽  
Conductive Hearing

scholarly journals Central Auditory Processing and Cognitive Functions in Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadja Cristina Furtado Back ◽  
Ana Chrystina de Souza Crippa ◽  
Tatiana Izabelle Jaworski de Sá Riechi ◽  
Liliane Desgualdo Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Cognitive Deficits ◽  
Cognitive Functions ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Auditory Attention ◽  
Auditory Processing Disorder ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Behavior Rating Inventory ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Introduction Nowadays, there is no consensus on whether central auditory processing disorder is a primary or a secondary deficit to other cognitive deficits. A better understanding of the association between cognitive functions and central auditory skills may help elucidate this dilemma. Objective To investigate possible associations between auditory abilities and cognitive functions in schoolchildren. Methods Fifty-eight schoolchildren, aged between 8 years and 0 months old and 11 years and 11 months old, who underwent the following tests: masking level difference, gaps in noise, pitch pattern sequence test, dichotic digits test, sustained auditory attention ability test, Wechsler intelligence scale for children – IV, junior Hayling test, five digits test, and behavior rating inventory of executive function. Results Significant correlations were found between the hearing ability of temporal resolution and executive functions, temporal ordering/sequencing, binaural integration and separation, and sustained auditory attention, operational memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility; binaural integration was also associated with intelligence. The statistically significant positive correlation found between the ability of binaural interaction and the components of emotional control and behavior regulation of the behavior rating inventory of executive function was unexpected. Conclusion The associations identified reinforce the complexity of the tasks involved in the evaluation of central auditory processing and the need for multidisciplinary evaluation for the differential diagnosis of auditory processing disorder. Confirmation of the presence or absence of comorbidities between different disorders allows directing the therapeutic behaviors and reducing the impact of possible auditory and/or cognitive deficits in the different daily life situations of children.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document