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Auditory processing disorders: acquisition and treatment.

David R Moore1

  • 1MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.

Journal of Communication Disorders
|May 1, 2007
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Auditory processing disorder (APD) involves listening difficulties, potentially inherited or acquired through experiences like otitis media with effusion. Active learning and auditory training can positively impact brain plasticity to improve listening skills.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Audiology
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Auditory processing disorder (APD) is a complex listening impairment affecting speech perception, particularly in noisy settings.
  • APD can stem from genetic factors or environmental influences, such as prolonged otitis media with effusion (OME).
  • Altered auditory experiences can induce significant changes in auditory processing via brain plasticity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the roles of inheritance and experience in APD.
  • To examine how OME impacts auditory processing and brain plasticity.
  • To define auditory learning and its therapeutic applications for communication disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Review of studies on APD, inheritance, and acquired factors.

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  • Analysis of research on otitis media with effusion (OME) and its effects.
  • Examination of brain plasticity mechanisms in auditory processing.

    • Main Results:

    • Evidence suggests APD can be both inherited and acquired.
    • Long-term OME in children demonstrates acquired auditory processing alterations due to altered experience and plasticity.
    • Auditory learning, through training, can modulate neural mechanisms and potentially reverse APD.

    Conclusions:

    • APD illustrates brain plasticity's dual role, negatively through deprivation and positively through intervention.
    • Active learning and auditory training offer promising therapeutic avenues for APD.
    • Understanding the interplay of genetics, experience, and plasticity is crucial for APD management.