APD

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There are 4 types of APD as explained by international research of the last few decades.

And the current leading research group are a European based group which includes one UK Audiologist Doris-Eva Bamiou who is based at UCL.

The type of APD most explained around the world is the "Speech in Noise" type which is about low levels of background noise preventing the brain processing the speech sounds in that noisy environment, and some find that low gain hearing aids may help.

The Temporal type of APD is the type that some populations do not want to recognise, as one of the key tests the Random Gap Detection Test tries to measure the size of gap between the sounds the ears hear the brain is able to process and identify. When i did the test in 2003 it did not include a gap between sounds large enough for me to identify, which explained why i have problems with rapid speech which to me is one continuous noise, and explains my dyslexia as I am not cognitively able to use phonics. Some communities in the UK have a rapid rate of speech, so I avoid visiting those areas.

The Spatial type of APD is about the brain not being able to identify the location (direction of a sound source) of a sound the ears hear.

The AmblyAudia type of APD is about the brain only being able to process what one ear hears and not being able to process what the other ear hears. This type is the most recent type to be explained in the last decade. it was first explained by a lady who was a student member of the USA online APD support group I join in the late 1990s

You might like to have a look at my related PubMed research paper collections

My PubMed "Auditory Processing in Background Noise" research paper
collection

My PubMed "Auditory Temporal Processing" research paper collection

My PubMed "Auditory Spatial Awareness" research paper collection

My PubMed “Amblyaudia” research paper collection

I have more related research paper collections if you want to see them just ask.

This was the first UK APD web page that tried to explain Auditory Processing Disorder in 2002

I created and managed the APDUK web site 2002-2014.

In 2009 I set up a support group on Facebook "Auditory Processing Disorder(APD) which now has over 26,000 members, and where I have been able to provide links to and pdfs of international articles and research papers that best explain the 4 types of APD.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/122185968465

There are some professional audiologists and support workers who are members of my group, including the owner of the most used UK APD hearing clinic.

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