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Auditory processing disorder

MedGen UID:
2129
•Concept ID:
C0004310
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Acoustic Perceptual Disorder; Acoustic Perceptual Disorders; Auditory Comprehension Disorder; Auditory Comprehension Disorders; Auditory Perceptual Disorder; Auditory Perceptual Disorders; Auditory Processing Disorder; Auditory Processing Disorders; Comprehension Disorder, Auditory; Comprehension Disorders, Auditory; Disorder, Acoustic Perceptual; Disorder, Auditory Comprehension; Disorder, Auditory Processing; Disorder, Psychoacoustical; Disorders, Acoustic Perceptual; Disorders, Auditory Comprehension; Disorders, Auditory Processing; Disorders, Psychoacoustical; Perceptual Disorder, Acoustic; Perceptual Disorder, Auditory; Perceptual Disorders, Acoustic; Perceptual Disorders, Auditory; Processing Disorder, Auditory; Processing Disorders, Auditory; Psychoacoustical Disorder; Psychoacoustical Disorders
SNOMED CT: Auditory processing disorder (229752008)

Definition

A disorder characterized by the inability of the brain to properly interpret or process the auditory signals it receives from the anatomic structures of the ear. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAuditory processing disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Auditory processing disorders in incarcerated youth: A call for early detection and treatment.
Berken JA, Miller E, Moncrieff D
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Jan;128:109683. Epub 2019 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109683. PMID: 31568954
Criteria to Classify Children as Having Auditory Processing Disorders.
Yathiraj A, Vanaja CS
Am J Audiol 2018 Jun 8;27(2):173-183. doi: 10.1044/2018_AJA-17-0091. PMID: 29800963
The diagnosis and management of auditory processing disorder.
Moore DR
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2011 Jul;42(3):303-8. doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2011/10-0032). PMID: 21757566

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sensory profile of children with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD).
Buffone FRRC, Schochat E
Codas 2022;34(1):e20190282. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20212019282. PMID: 35019061Free PMC Article
Acquired Central Auditory Processing Disorder in Service Members and Veterans.
Tepe V, Papesh M, Russell S, Lewis MS, Pryor N, Guillory L
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2020 Mar 23;63(3):834-857. Epub 2020 Mar 12 doi: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00293. PMID: 32163310
Behavioral assessment of auditory processing deficits in schizophrenia: Literature review and suggestions for future research.
Moschopoulos NP, Nimatoudis I, Kaprinis S, Iliadou V
Scand J Psychol 2019 Apr;60(2):116-127. Epub 2018 Dec 25 doi: 10.1111/sjop.12514. PMID: 30585324
Central Auditory Processing Disorders in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Ocak E, Eshraghi RS, Danesh A, Mittal R, Eshraghi AA
Balkan Med J 2018 Sep 21;35(5):367-372. Epub 2018 Jun 28 doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2018.0853. PMID: 29952312Free PMC Article
Evolving the concept of APD.
Wilson WJ
Int J Audiol 2018 Apr;57(4):240-248. Epub 2018 Feb 1 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1409438. PMID: 29390910

Diagnosis

Sensory profile of children with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD).
Buffone FRRC, Schochat E
Codas 2022;34(1):e20190282. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20212019282. PMID: 35019061Free PMC Article
Acquired Central Auditory Processing Disorder in Service Members and Veterans.
Tepe V, Papesh M, Russell S, Lewis MS, Pryor N, Guillory L
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2020 Mar 23;63(3):834-857. Epub 2020 Mar 12 doi: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00293. PMID: 32163310
Editorial: Auditory Processing Disorder.
Moore DR
Ear Hear 2018 Jul/Aug;39(4):617-620. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000582. PMID: 29664753Free PMC Article
The diagnosis and management of auditory processing disorder.
Moore DR
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2011 Jul;42(3):303-8. doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2011/10-0032). PMID: 21757566
Auditory processing disorder and auditory/language interventions: an evidence-based systematic review.
Fey ME, Richard GJ, Geffner D, Kamhi AG, Medwetsky L, Paul D, Ross-Swain D, Wallach GP, Frymark T, Schooling T
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2011 Jul;42(3):246-64. Epub 2010 Sep 15 doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2010/10-0013). PMID: 20844275

Therapy

English language and language-free detection of spatial processing disorders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Mealings K, Dillon H
Int J Audiol 2021 Sep;60(9):704-710. Epub 2020 Feb 28 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2020.1731614. PMID: 32108552
Auditory processing disorders in incarcerated youth: A call for early detection and treatment.
Berken JA, Miller E, Moncrieff D
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Jan;128:109683. Epub 2019 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109683. PMID: 31568954
Dichotic training in children with auditory processing disorder.
Delphi M, Zamiri Abdollahi F
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Jul;110:114-117. Epub 2018 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.05.014. PMID: 29859570
Normative data for diagnosing auditory processing disorder in Norwegian children aged 7-12 years.
Mattsson TS, Follestad T, Andersson S, Lind O, Øygarden J, Nordgård S
Int J Audiol 2018 Jan;57(1):10-20. Epub 2017 Aug 24 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2017.1366670. PMID: 28835140
Temporal processing and long-latency auditory evoked potential in stutterers.
Prestes R, de Andrade AN, Santos RB, Marangoni AT, Schiefer AM, Gil D
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Mar-Apr;83(2):142-146. Epub 2016 Apr 28 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2016.02.015. PMID: 27233690Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Auditory Processing Disorder and Its Comorbidities: A Need for Consistency in Test Cutoff Scores.
Ahmmed AU
Am J Audiol 2021 Mar 10;30(1):128-144. Epub 2021 Mar 3 doi: 10.1044/2020_AJA-20-00103. PMID: 33656911
The Danish test battery for auditory processing disorder evaluated with patient and control data.
Raben Pedersen E
Int J Audiol 2018 Oct;57(10):755-763. Epub 2018 Jun 10 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2018.1481537. PMID: 29888631
Referral and Diagnosis of Developmental Auditory Processing Disorder in a Large, United States Hospital-Based Audiology Service.
Moore DR, Sieswerda SL, Grainger MM, Bowling A, Smith N, Perdew A, Eichert S, Alston S, Hilbert LW, Summers L, Lin L, Hunter LL
J Am Acad Audiol 2018 May;29(5):364-377. doi: 10.3766/jaaa.16130. PMID: 29708487
Auditory Processing Performance of the Middle-Aged and Elderly: Auditory or Cognitive Decline?
Murphy CFB, Rabelo CM, Silagi ML, Mansur LL, Bamiou DE, Schochat E
J Am Acad Audiol 2018 Jan;29(1):5-14. doi: 10.3766/jaaa.15098. PMID: 29309019
The Impact of Auditory Processing and Cognitive Abilities in Children.
Tomlin D, Dillon H, Sharma M, Rance G
Ear Hear 2015 Sep-Oct;36(5):527-42. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000172. PMID: 25951047

Clinical prediction guides

Sensory profile of children with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD).
Buffone FRRC, Schochat E
Codas 2022;34(1):e20190282. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20212019282. PMID: 35019061Free PMC Article
Association between autism spectrum disorder and changes in the central auditory processing in children.
Gonçalves LF, Paiva KM, Patatt FSA, Stolz JV, Haas P
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2021 Jan;67(1):156-162. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.67.01.20200588. PMID: 34161473
Auditory Processing Disorder and Its Comorbidities: A Need for Consistency in Test Cutoff Scores.
Ahmmed AU
Am J Audiol 2021 Mar 10;30(1):128-144. Epub 2021 Mar 3 doi: 10.1044/2020_AJA-20-00103. PMID: 33656911
Auditory Brainstem Responses in Children with Auditory Processing Disorder.
Ankmnal-Veeranna S, Allan C, Allen P
J Am Acad Audiol 2019 Nov/Dec;30(10):904-917. Epub 2019 Jun 24 doi: 10.3766/jaaa.18046. PMID: 31241448
Auditory processing disorder and auditory/language interventions: an evidence-based systematic review.
Fey ME, Richard GJ, Geffner D, Kamhi AG, Medwetsky L, Paul D, Ross-Swain D, Wallach GP, Frymark T, Schooling T
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2011 Jul;42(3):246-64. Epub 2010 Sep 15 doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2010/10-0013). PMID: 20844275

Recent systematic reviews

Behavioral assessment of auditory processing in adulthood: population of interest and tests - a systematic review.
Lunardelo PP, Fukuda MTH, Stefanelli ACGF, Zanchetta S
Codas 2023;35(2):e20220044. Epub 2023 May 1 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022044pt. PMID: 37132698Free PMC Article
Questionnaires and checklists for central auditory processing screening used in Brazil: a systematic review.
Volpatto FL, Rechia IC, Lessa AH, Soldera CLC, Ferreira MIDDC, Machado MS
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2019 Jan-Feb;85(1):99-110. Epub 2018 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2018.05.003. PMID: 29970341Free PMC Article
A systematic review of electrophysiological outcomes following auditory training in school-age children with auditory processing deficits.
Wilson WJ, Arnott W, Henning C
Int J Audiol 2013 Nov;52(11):721-30. Epub 2013 Sep 3 doi: 10.3109/14992027.2013.809484. PMID: 24001257
Auditory processing disorder and auditory/language interventions: an evidence-based systematic review.
Fey ME, Richard GJ, Geffner D, Kamhi AG, Medwetsky L, Paul D, Ross-Swain D, Wallach GP, Frymark T, Schooling T
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2011 Jul;42(3):246-64. Epub 2010 Sep 15 doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2010/10-0013). PMID: 20844275
Frequency modulation (FM) system in auditory processing disorder: an evidence-based practice?
Lemos IC, Jacob RT, Gejão MG, Bevilacqua MC, Feniman MR, Ferrari DV
Pro Fono 2009 Jul-Sep;21(3):243-8. doi: 10.1590/s0104-56872009000300011. PMID: 19838572

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