hello. recently I have seen some people talking about their experiences with auditory processing disorders, and I felt I related, so I looked more into it online. several of the symptoms listed reminded me of things people would get mad at me about when I was a child.

is there any good way, short of formal testing, that could give me a general idea of whether I might have this or not? for other disorders and such I've found questionnaires/checklists that may give a general idea, but I'm not finding much of the sort with regard to auditory processing disorder.

My 11yo daughter has struggled with what seemed like "typical" childhood anxiety for years. We finally started treating it this year. It's gone OK, but I don't think we've gotten to the real issue. We love her therapist, and we're trying medication that seems to help a bit, but...I see her not being her fullest self yet. Her dad (divorced) and I have separately done some research and a LOT of what we've read about ADP seems to fit her. In fact, separately from this, my current partner was helping daughter with homework and kindly asked if there may be "some sort of processing issue."

I've sent an email to our school counselor (we were already in the works for a 504 for her anxiety), but what other first steps should we take? Any favorite resources out there? I'm doing lots of internet reading, but it's hard to tell the good sources from the less than good.

Hey everyone,

I’ve seen a lot of posts here about using hearing aids or getting audiometry tests done, and it got me thinking. From what I understand, APD (Auditory Processing Disorder) isn’t typically about not hearing sounds, but rather about the brain’s ability to process and make sense of those sounds.

So, no matter if you use something to improve your hearing since the problem is not there.

People with APD often have normal hearing on tests, so the problem doesn’t seem to be about volume, but clarity. This makes me wonder if hearing aids, which amplify sound, might not always be the best solution.

Maybe focusing on strategies or therapies to improve auditory processing could be more effective? My doctor wanted me to train my brain to improve this but it was like 6 intensive weeks of training, could not do it but not sure if someone did it.

Thanks!

Hi-I recently started using my signia active pro Device again and it makes my vision worse and fog. But it greatly helps my fatigue at work and pain. It used to actually help my vision but now seems to be doing the opposite. Any recommendations?

Hey, all! Do any of you wear buttons or have signs at your work that disclose that you've got auditory processing disorder? I work at a library and I have difficulty hearing folks everyday, so I thought having some kind of notice that they need to speak clearly with me would be helpful. I've seen buttons on Etsy that say things like, "I have APD, so please speak clearly", which may be helpful, but I'm curious to hear others' opinions. If you have something like this, does it work for you, or has it done the complete opposite?

I read it was because of Auditory Processing Disorder that I talk wicked wicked fast sometimes. Psychiatrists think it’s Mania but it’s not. Do any of you talk wicked fast at times too?

I was in speech classes my whole life and I know the right word and I’m saying the right word in my head but it comes out wrong like for example what I want too say “I’ve held a chicken before “ instead of I would sometimes say on accident “ I hold a chicken before “ mine is pretty bad and I hate that it makes me sound so illterate like I know what I mean and I know I’m smart… but I just feel so dumb and feel like I look dumb. I just wanna be seen as smart I guess.

My whole life, I have struggled to take in information aurally. People would give me instructions or explain something to me verbally and it would be in one ear and out the other.

For years I thought I was just stupid. I struggled to learn to read initially but then was put in reading recovery and once I learned to read, I could read years ahead of my cohort as well as a lot of books. I believe this was my brain rewiring its circuitry to take in more information visually because I was so bad at taking it in aurally.

When I learned about APD, a huge sense of relief washed over me. It wasn’t my fault. But it was still definitely my problem. I really struggle in the workplace to take in information and instructions which are verbal. I have to write everything down and ask for it to be repeated a lot to make sure I’ve got it.

It got me thinking. Does it wig anyone else out that there are people out there that, when give verbal instructions or information, it just…sticks? Like they can recall and analyse it with ease??? I can’t believe people like this exist. I could never imagine in a million years being able to do this. They don’t know what they have. I feel like this have a super power that they are unaware of and don’t know how hard it is not being able to process verbal information well.

What do you guys think?

Hello everyone, I have gone to many audiologists over a span of a year due to having trouble hearing and was finally told I have APD. However, when trying to get a referral anywhere it's always an issue bc I'm not sure who specializes in APD and if they do I'm ineligible bc I'm not 21 yet (turning 21 in March). Does anyone know what specialists help with APD or have any recs on specialists in Cali? Anything would help.

I've just had a hearing test as I can't hear when there's background noise (not ideal for a secondary school teacher). Puretone showed only a partial hearing loss. Audiologist thinks it's APD and is referring me back to the GP. I'm pretty devastated - I was counting on a solution, and now am facing god knows how long waiting on the NHS. So - are there any places that will assess and diagnose APD privately, and are they likely to prescribe low gain hearing aids? I can't control my classroom (even low level whispering means I can't hear), I just need something to turn down the background noise and turn up the sound I should be listening to if that makes sense?

i dont use reddit often so im sorry if this looks a bit off. 16 years old right now, and i think (emphasis on think - my memory is not the best) ive had normal hearing up until right around kindergarten/1st grade. i dont know if i just lost my focus on everything or whatever back then but i always said i didnt know to questions people asked me because i couldnt really get what they said, even if its to things i know/supposed to know the answer to. that and being a little prick who didnt care about socializing, i shut myself off and only had 2-3 friends offline

this went on to the pandemic, when online classes started and distortion from shitty signal made it near impossible to understand anything, even if i turned the volume up on my headphones so high my head and ears started to hurt. grades plummeted, focused less, then thought i had adhd (i made a friend who had adhd after the pandemic, found out through their personal experiences that it maybe wasnt the case), but thats a different thing entirely. more than one occasion ive felt like having a normal social life was stolen from me, and ive contemplated stabbing a skewer through my ears to just go deaf entirely.

so i have trouble deciphering what people say, listening in crowded/noisy environments, telling where sounds come from, trouble regulating the volume of my voice, pretend to understand whats being said to me, among other things; and its to the point that its seriously starting to affect the way i interact with people around me and not just "sorry im just the deaf friend lolololz!!1!" for some silly trope. should i get this checked out? i cant tell if im making a big deal out of nothing, i swear im not trying to fake shit to be quirky. i feel like im alienated from everyone else i know because i just couldnt hear right

Hi all, I'm 38 yo, always had good earing since I was a child. I can often recognize sounds that others don't even notice, especially if there's little background noise. I also always listened to music (classical, jazz) and find it easy to remember a particular tune. Also play an instrument and can repeat a tune after listening to it. However, for long time (at least in the last 15 years) I've had problems understanding other people speaking to me, or to others, if other people are talking in the background, even if the other persons in my group are clearly understanding each other. I find myself often approaching the person who's talking closer in order to better understand what they are saying. I'm a scientist (physicist) and in my field I would say that it feels like my 'sensor' is easily saturated and I cannot deconvolute the signal from random noise (hope it make sense). This doesn't happen if, for example, I go to a concert with an orchestra, where I can distinguish all instruments clearly. Any expert caring to give me advice? Thanks, bye!

What the title says. I am diagnosed with autism and almost diagnosed with ADHD. I think that both of them play a role in difficulty hearing people speak in loud environments, and some other APD symptoms. Should I disclose that I'm AuDHD to the person testing, to give more context (plus APD is a common comorbidity to ADHD), or is that likely to be used against me and as an excuse for why they think I don't have APD and that my symptoms are just because of AuDHD (seeing as, for example, I've been refused ADHD testing in the past becaue I have autism).

You don't have to know for sure, ofc, I'm just looking for other perspectives.

I struggle to process instructions received verbally. I need a recorder that allows me to quickly flip a switch discreetly when someone speaks, flip back when someone is silent, and flip again when they speak, so that I can relisten to the important parts (recorded).

The ones on the market I've seen have a button the device turns off or pauses so I'm not able to record easily. I need something more like a dictaphone.

You need a quick voice recorder with a simple, tactile toggle switch that allows you to start, pause, and resume recording easily, even from your pocket, to efficiently record instructions with minimal disruption during pauses or lulls.

I suspect I have an APD and I'm attempting to increase my hearing abilities for my job and in general by practicing decifering song lyrics. Does anyone have suggestions for songs with lyrics that are difficult to hear but possible to decifer over time? The only song I have so far is Tale of the Shadow.

Having audio processing disoder and having difficulty in hearing our own voice.

Why is that?

Hi, does anyone have any experience getting low-gain hearing aids in the UK - particularly on the NHS if possible? Have been looking into it and having just finished uni and going into the real world - I’ve realised I cannot live my life not knowing what’s going on… Any previous experiences would be great thanks!

Honestly doctor is recommending MRI and CT Scans but I am sure I do not have any tumor growing in my head?

Hello all,

I used methylprednisolone intravenous injections for my hyperacusis because of some clueless people in reddit. After two 60 miligram intravenous dose i developed tinnitus on my left ear which was healthy and morse code beeps on my right ear. Right ear comes from inside of ear normal tinnitus comes from brain are those beeps about APD or something different? Thank you

I wanted to know what do you do to optimise your diet to minimise your APD so you can function better.

I recently ate some process food because someone cooked it for me and I don't want to be rude. My APD worsens and everything sound like demented metalic robots with choppy sharp zing. Brain also rings.

Luckily I did not eat a lot and I feel better in the morning. My APD is affecting how I interact with the world and now relies on earbuds and headphone to protect my brain and ears from unwanted simulation.

I tend to avoid salt, artificial things and simulants but we are already HoH and life is bland as it is. Without delicious food it makes our quality of life much lower.

I was diagnosed with "Central Auditory Processing Disorder" as a kid (I'm 39 now), and one thing that I've noticed over the years is that I ONLY use the phone with my left ear. It's a combination of it not sounding "clear" to me in my right ear, and almost as if English isn't my first language (it is) and I suddenly have to think about what is being said and carefully "translate" it in order to understand it. It's less like that in my left ear. When I was tested as a kid, I was told that there is nothing wrong with my actual hearing in either ear.

So now I'm wondering; is there anybody else who also "can't compute" from one ear, or one better than the other?

I was suggesting to use this program but it can be quite expensive. Is anyone know of some free or lower cost alternatives?

Five one two six fifty seventeen hundred. Fuckin aye, it’s like my brain was not primed to receive the info in that manner.

So about a year ago I got tested for apd. This was after I had many regular hearing tests and a ton of recommendations from medical professionals to get tested for apd. I have experienced pretty much every apd symptom under the sun so I went into the experience assuming I'd get a diagnosis. I got my test done by three students and an overseeing audiologist (she did nothing during the test, and only spoke with me afterward). Both the students and the teacher were quite rude and didn't want to listen to me. I failed at a couple of their tests but they still told me nothing was wrong. They told me I was making it up and it was all in my head. Also, the overseeing audiologist told me she didn't know much about apd. One of the tests I failed didn't even get put on the test result report they gave to me. I don't really know what to do now, my symptoms affect me every day, all day. It's really bad in particular with classes as I am in college and it affects my musical ability (which is a problem in particular because I am a music major). I feel that I really need some sort of diagnosis because I need accommodations and it would also be nice to know what is causing me to have so many difficulties. I have a consultation appointment coming up soon with a different testing place but I don't even know if it is worth it because I've already been tested somewhere else and testing was inconclusive. Any Advice? Where do I go from here? Also, it might be important to know that I also have ADHD which can cause auditory difficulties but all the difficulties I have aren't associated with my ability to focus.

What are the things I should look for when researching someone to diagnose APD?

I need help finding a phone call transcription app. But because I have auditory processing disorder rather than some type hearing loss I don't qualify for the FCC captioned call service which most transcription apps are part of and Google 's inbuild feature is wildly inaccurate to the point of being useless. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Can I safely exercise knowing I have a brain impairment? How intense can I go without damaging my brain?

I can feel pressure in my head and I got pain if I use too much force.

I wanted to go back to the gym and start benching but I'm not sure if my brain will get destroy in the process?

I got diagnosed with apd at Avery young age and I’m convinced it’s gotten worse with time does anyone know if they prescribed hearing aids for there apd? I read it a couple years ago that sometimes those who have apd get hearing aids.

I recently saw a video of a Deaf person trying out new glasses that translate sound into written words. I can't find the video anymore. Anyone know of glasses like this that I can buy? I've looked it up and I'm seeing a lot of app-based things that work on iOS and Android. I can't tell if they would actually provide real-time written words outside of audio from phones. Has anyone tried one? What was it like? Any recs?

I just got my hearing tested yesterday, because I've been having some trouble hearing on and off. My results were fine, so the doctor thinks I have Auditory Processing Disorder instead of hearing loss. I guess I don't understand much about APD, but I figured it would be the same in both ears? It seems like I just have worse hearing in my left ear, when I wear headphones things just sound quieter and muddier in my left ear. Does APD affect all sounds, not just speech? I'm just a little confused about things, I was so certain I have hearing loss in my left ear. I've assumed I've also had APD for years now, it's just that things seem worse for my left ear now.