Auditory processing disorder (APD), rarely known as King-Kopetzky syndrome or auditory disability with normal hearing (ADN), is a neurodevelopmental disorder ...

Some babies are born with hearing problems. Other children are born with normal hearing and begin to have hearing problems as they grow older. It’s important ...

The historic broadcast was the first time that deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans could enjoy the audio portion of a national television program through the ...

A balance disorder is a condition that makes you feel unsteady or dizzy. If you are standing, sitting, or lying down, you might feel as if you are moving, ...

In Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) dizziness and vertigo are triggered by particular positions because of debris that has collected within a part ...

In Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) dizziness and vertigo are triggered by particular positions because of debris that has collected within a part ...

In vestibular neuritis, also known as vestibular neuronitis, dizziness is attributed to a viral infection of the vestibular nerve or ganglion (see figure 1). ...

Auditory neuropathy is a hearing disorder in which the inner ear successfully detects sound, but has a problem with sending sound from the ear to the brain. It ...

Apraxia is a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain (specifically the posterior parietal cortex or corpus callosum) which causes difficulty with motor ...

Anosmia is the inability to perceive smell/odor. It can be temporary or permanent and acquired or congenital. There are many causes. Neurological causes can ...

American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete, natural language that has the same linguistic properties as spoken languages, with grammar that differs from ...

Ageusia is a symptom reflecting various underline pathological conditions. It is a rare condition that is characterized by complete loss of the taste function ...

Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) is the loss of hearing that gradually occurs in most of us as we grow older. It is one of the most common conditions ...

A vestibular schwannoma (also known as acoustic neuroma, acoustic neurinoma, or acoustic neurilemoma) is a benign, usually slow-growing tumor that develops ...

A disorder of written language involves a significant impairment in fluent word reading (i.e., reading decoding and sight word recognition), reading ...

A voice disorder occurs when voice quality, pitch, and loudness differ or are inappropriate for an individual’s age, gender, cultural background, or ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a form of nondegenerative acquired brain injury resulting from a bump, blow, or jolt to the head (or body) or a penetrating ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a form of nondegenerative acquired brain injury, resulting from an external physical force to the head (e.g., fall) or ...

Individuals with artificial airways due to medical complications often experience compromised communication and swallowing function. Speech-language ...

Tinnitus is the perception of noise (e.g., ringing, buzzing, hissing) in the absence of an external sound source. It may be perceived in one or both ears, ...