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How can one tell an auditory problem from a Brain problem?
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Inappropriate?Hi Avril,
Are you asking about the difference in symptoms between physical hearing impairment vs. Auditory Processing Disorders?
...Or the difference between APD vs. cognitive decline or brain injury?
A hearing impairment is the loss of the ability to detect frequencies or low-amplitude sounds that humans are naturally able to detect.
Conversely, Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) affect the way the brain processes auditory information. It is not a sensory (inner ear) hearing impairment; individuals with APD usually have normal peripheral hearing ability, yet they might have trouble paying attention to and remembering information presented orally -or when information is simultaneously presented in multiple modalities.They may need people to speak slowly, or need more time to process information. Simple repetition or increasing the volume may not help if a person with APD is not processing.
General brain problems can encompass areas of cognition that don't rely on auditory input.
Sorry you're frustrated... I hope that helps.
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Thanks for the help, Wenderful. You certainly have a knack for breaking down complex concepts. -
I just can't tell whether my problem is hearing or my brain when I can't seem to tell the difference between dee and gee for instance. Do I need a hearing aid or more practice? I have been told that my hearing is not bad enough for a hearing aid
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karyl - Dee and Gee is supposed to be quite challenging. Remember that the sounds are highly processed and the program is designed to keep you at threshold. Usually, everyone has specific phoneme pairs that for whatever reason are more difficult than the others. None of the exercises in BFP can diagnose hearing problems. Rather, they utilize auditory processing skills to produce generalized benefits in focus and memory. You might like this topic showing graphs that compare user performance on the difference phoneme pairs.
