| |
| Auditory Processing
(also called Central Auditory Processing) refers to the
means by which we make sense of what we hear. "Auditory
Processing Disorders" refers to the abnormal interaction
of hearing, neural transmission and the brain's ability
to make sense of sound. People with auditory processing
disorders may indeed have normal hearing, but they have
difficulty understanding auditory information. This may
be apparent by difficulty understanding speech in the
presence of noise, problems following multi-step
directions, and difficulty with phonics or reading
comprehension, among other things. Parents, educators,
physicians, speech-language pathologists and others
realize the role that auditory processing plays in a
child's ability to learn, leading to an increase in
referrals to audiologists with expertise in this area.
Proper diagnosis can be made only after the completion
of a battery of audiometric tests, administered by an
audiologist. Individualized remediation programs are
available to help strengthen auditory processing skills
in diagnosed children and adults. |
|
|
|
