Medically reviewed by Sukaina Hasnie, MD Key Takeaways Auditory processing disorder (APD) in adults can lead to issues like communication problems, poor social skills, and depression.APD is linked to ...

Increasing the expression of a protein responsible for maintaining neuron health led to better-than-normal processing of auditory information, according to a new study. The findings open the door to ...

Mild memory impairment may be associated with central auditory processing dysfunction, or difficulty hearing in complex situations with competing noise, such as hearing a single conversation amid ...

Auditory processing issues are common in children with autism spectrum disorder. Yet there are no set standards for testing for what doctors call auditory processing disorder — when the brain's ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — A newly developed auditory-based test could assess and monitor cognitive function in previously ...

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 ...

“I think there is something wrong with his [her] hearing,” is a comment I often hear from parents of children on the spectrum, pertaining to the atypical auditory processing they notice in their loved ...