Auditory outcome following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Auditory deficits are increasingly recognised following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH) and are thought to be of central rather than peripheral origin. Central hearing impairment, also known as auditory processing disorder (APD), often coexists with cognitive deficits and it is thought that APD has both auditory and cognitive elements. The aim of this study was to assess auditory outcome following aSAH and its relationship with cognition.

Hearing impairment after subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Background: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) survivors experience significant neurological disability, some of which is under-recognized by neurovascular clinical teams. We set out to objectively determine the occurrence of hearing impairment after SAH, characterize its peripheral and/or central origin, and investigate likely pathological correlates.

Methods: In a case-control study ( = 41), participants were asked about new onset hearing difficulty 3 months post-SAH, compared with pre-SAH.

Computer-based auditory training (CBAT): benefits for children with language- and reading-related learning difficulties.

This article reviews the evidence for computer-based auditory training (CBAT) in children with language, reading, and related learning difficulties, and evaluates the extent it can benefit children with auditory processing disorder (APD). Searches were confined to studies published between 2000 and 2008, and they are rated according to the level of evidence hierarchy proposed by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2004. We identified 16 studies of two commercially available CBAT programs (13 studies of Fast ForWord (FFW) and three studies of Earobics) and five further outcome studies of other non-speech and simple speech sounds training, available for children with language, learning, and reading difficulties.

Auditory processing disorders: training of speech-language therapists and audiologists within the South African context.

This study examined the nature of the undergraduate curricula for Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) for communication pathologists (speech-language therapists and audiologists) within the South African context. An exploratory descriptive survey design was utilised. The respondents (N=9) were the authoritative voices in the area of APD, i.