{"id":30582,"date":"2023-01-18T16:59:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T21:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pentadocs.fm1.dev\/?page_id=30582"},"modified":"2023-02-02T18:20:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T23:20:36","slug":"central-auditory-processing-disorders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/ent\/central-auditory-processing-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Auditory Processing Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sometimes, children exhibit classic signs of hearing loss: they do not hear well, or may only understand a portion of what is being said. They experience learning difficulties, particularly in environments with lots of background noise. When multiple people are talking, they lose focus and can\u2019t follow the conversation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is CAPD? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Parents may suspect a hearing loss, but in many cases, the cause is a behavioral disorder known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). An estimated five percent of school-age children suffer from CAPD, a condition that affects their ability to process information correctly due to a disconnect between what they are hearing and how their brain responds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most children with CAPD don\u2019t actually have hearing loss. Studies have shown the majority are able to hear normally in quiet environments; the problem is in the way they process auditory information. Symptoms may range from mild to severe and include difficulty with any of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n