Hello I am an SLP student with auditory processing disorder. It's so great to hear from someone like you. Can you tell me more about your work?

​@nonamejohnson4809 I also have APD which I found out recently, by that I mean I found out that it exists and not just a problem I have. I'm only a kid and I struggle everyday in school hearing instructions or just listening to anyone. Hopefully your not struggling bud :D

@@ChatGPT4o_Commenter not anymore but I was in a bad place bc of it. My school wanted to kick me out and I didn't know where to turn. I hope you saw an Audiologist or getting treatment. That's what helped me

@nonamejohnson4809 my parents are getting in contact with the doctors tomorrow and good for you :D hopefully I will be fixed!1!

what's your take on apd being a nutritional deficiency? or coq10 deficiency?

I tested severe end for APD after years of feeling something wasn't right, even with hearing aids I couldn't understand the TV and relied on subtitles. I've found an amazing and empathetic APD knowledgeable audiologist. I've now got Bluetooth enabled new hearing aids, I'm hooked up to the TV and phone, can understand the TV without subtitles now. Have done round 1 of a 16 week APD listening re-learning course, and will redo it at 1 year. Things are not perfect, but so much better than before. I'm not avoiding phone calls now as well. I hope you look into Bluetooth enabled aids, and find an APD smart audiologist to help you through the next phase of your life. Good luck.

Around 5% have APD. So it's not as common as ADHD.

It's not an easy process, but thankfully, I was dx back in 1993 at 6 yo, but I also was dx with hearing loss at age 14 in my left ear. I developed hearing loss in my right ear in my 30s, which is suspected to be from a rare disease I was born with called GACI. We definitely need more research and education on both subjects and the varying cases that we need help identifying in the medical community.

@@tudormiller887 Correction: around 5% have been DIAGNOSED with APD. Who knows if it's more common then that, especially since most doctors don't even know what it is. I'd say it's more common, but few people actually get diagnosed.

Bluetooth enabled devices that talk to your hearing aids have worked wonders for me. TV and phone in particular. Also PC headphones.

What is cc I have apd problem and struggling

I have it and I have always struggled in school, but I did work hard and got my college degree. However, I am still struggling in social situations, and especially with lengthy conversations.

​@@amynicholson7577everyone is same condition 😢

Look for an APD knowledgeable audiologist, who will do a proper and long and thorough test. Be careful of ones that do a short test though, like my first attempt, who say they can do APD tests and don't know much about APD.

@@simplydee2567 no need for a referral. Just schedule an appointment

I am diagnosed just recently at 62, but that doesn't mean I recently acquired it. It's been a silent and frustrating disorder for a long, long time.

@MadMaxToo61 I used to be able to distinguish speech VERY well, until I was in my 40s, and then I slowly started NOT being able to understand words. I went to a couple different hearing clinics where they told me my hearing (of tones) was "within normal parameters." It wasn't until I saw my audiologist that they diagnosed and could treat the problem.

Sometimes, yes. Can also happen from a head injury (trauma)

yes, APD is the official name for it

can be. of course when already having a hard time understanding language, then any speech quirks, impairments or accents will affect how well you can interpret what is being said, because a usual effect of living with APD, is that we try to "guess" what is being said and are getting pretty good at it, but if there are additional differences that we aren't familiar with in speech patterns, it's harder.

@Eryniell Ok. For example I had this one volleyball coach and my classmate I had very hard time understanding them. They speak "normally" but it feels like sometimes they speak gibberish. I'm not saying I have APD but it sounds so familiar when people are talking about it. I have tested my hearing multiple times(not recently though) and have pretty average hearing. I'm guessing a lot of the words and sentences people say daily. Working at a cash register kind of sucks because there are all sorts of noises going on and it is hard to interpret what people are saying. And daily I have difficulties especially with first words of sentences if somebody starts speaking to me. All lyrics are usually gibberish to me in English if they aren't very "clear" and sometime in my native language finnish, lyrics can be so hard to hear between all the instruments. I'm not sure if I'm making any sense😂 vocal instructions are more difficult than visual or both at the same time. I'm not self diagnosing myself or anything but I have always thought I can hear what people are saying but I do not understand the words/somehow it is just noise/I hear different words.

@@kiwirabbit8874 that does indeed sound like APD. like it's not uncommon for people to have those experiences occasionally...like in a very loud and busy bar, to not understand what the bartender says or at a concert...and of course heavy metal lyrics, but it's when this happens on a more or less daily basis, constantly having to ask people to repeat themselves, missunderstanding verbal instructions regularly, difficulties understanding people on phone or voice calls especially if someone has a bad mic. and it's generally worse in noisy environments...like when driving in a car (and there is rocks or snow) when walking on gravel, snow, ice, dry leaves, when being in an echoy environment etc. those are all situations that would increase symptoms and make it at times impossible to understand what someone else is saying. Also accents and any speech differences in others will be much harder to deal with

Probably. There are several different types of auditory processing disorder.

@@ACD1994 what types are you talking about?

I'm not sure what an EEG is, but it took around 3 hours of various hearing tests and analysis to diagnose mine, not one simple test.

@@MadMaxToo61 Electroencephalography

I have APD with expensive Bluetooth hearing aids, so I don't see why not. That question sounds a bit like, will have still have Dyslexia if I wear glasses? APD is a functioning of the brain not quite working, is it not? So whilst having better and better devices will help a little better, the brain is still having issues processing correctly. So it is more about the retraining of the brain and listening. p.s. I am not a audiologist. I have APD. I may be wrong.