Experts say more research is needed, but some studies have shown that low-gain hearing aids significantly improved speech ...

Auditory Processing Disorders (APDs) in children represent a complex set of difficulties in the perceptual processing of sound despite normal peripheral hearing. These disorders are broadly ...

Congenital amusia, often referred to as tone-deafness, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that specifically impairs the fine-grained discrimination of pitch. This condition affects a small but ...

Ear infections are a common childhood experience, but a new study suggests parents should take these infections seriously to preserve their children's language development. That's because each ear ...

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) presents unique challenges for educators, especially when teaching reading skills. Children with APD process sounds differently than their peers, making it difficult ...

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 ...

This quote is from the Sensory Gating Inventory (SGI), a tool that captures the lived experience of sensory processing disorders from a patient’s perspective. These align with neurophysiological ...

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is experiencing auditory processing disorder symptoms but "can work full duty in public office," his doctor said in a letter released Wednesday. Fetterman, the ...

Ever find yourself saying “What?” even though you understood the gist of the conversation? This seemingly small habit could reveal something deeper. Research ...