Origin of the 7 year old threshold for CAPD Testing
Frank E. Musiek A popular discussion for some time has been why can’t children under 7 years of age be tested for CAPD? Many audiologists and speech pathologists argue that much could be done for these children if only a diagnosis of CAPD could be rendered at an earlier age. This is certainly a worthy…
Read MoreCognitive and Educational factors: Their influence in Auditory Processing Performance
Eliane Schochat1, Renata Filippini1, Frank Musiek 1 Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is projected to be within the top 15 leading causes of burden of disease by 2030 (Mathers & Loncar, 2006 ). Acquired hearing loss can negatively affect mental health, participation in interpersonal relations, and…
Read MoreDiagnosis and Treatment of Amblyaudia, a type of Auditory Processing Disorder
[A preview of a the presentation at Pathways for AAA by Deborah Moncrief] Amblyaudia is a deficit in binaural integration, a process that begins with excitatory and inhibitory activation in the medial and lateral superior olivary complexes of the auditory brainstem (Tollin, 2003). Interaural timing and intensity differences are used to detect coincident signals and…
Read MoreDecrement in Noise Test (DeNT): A Clinical Measure of Partially Filled Gap Detection Performance
by Julianne M. Ceruti, Au.D., Ph.D., Leslie Bernstein, Ph.D., and Frank Musiek, Ph.D. The Decrement in Noise Test (DeNT) is a clinically oriented procedure modeled after the GIN test that employs both partially filled gaps (i.e., decrements) and full gaps. This test was developed to improve clinical assessment of temporal resolution that addresses the…
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