Auditory Processing Disorder
Auditory processing disorder (APD), rarely known as King-Kopetzky syndrome or auditory disability with normal hearing (ADN), is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting the way the brain ...
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Baby’s Hearing and Communicative Development Checklist
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 to know what to expect as your baby ...
What are Captions?
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 use of captions.Since then, captions ...
What is a balance disorder?
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, spinning, or floating. If you are walking, ...
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
In Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) dizziness and vertigo are triggered by particular positions because of debris that has collected within a part of the inner ear. This debris can be ...
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
In Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) dizziness and vertigo are triggered by particular positions because of debris that has collected within a part of the inner ear. This debris can be ...
Vestibular Neuritis
In vestibular neuritis, also known as vestibular neuronitis, dizziness is attributed to a viral infection of the vestibular nerve or ganglion (see figure 1). The vestibular nerve carries information ...
Auditory Neuropathy
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 can affect people of all ages, from ...
Meaning of Apraxia
Apraxia is a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain (specifically the posterior parietal cortex or corpus callosum) which causes difficulty with motor planning to perform tasks or movements. ...
Anosmia means Smell Disorders
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 include disturbances to the sensory nerves ...
American Sign Language (ASL)
American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete, natural language that has the same linguistic properties as spoken languages, with grammar that differs from English. ASL is expressed by movements of the ...
Ageusia meaning Taste Disorders
Ageusia is a symptom reflecting various underline pathological conditions. It is a rare condition that is characterized by complete loss of the taste function of the tongue. This activity describes ...
Presbycusis
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 affecting older and elderly adults. ...
Vestibular schwannoma, Acoustic neurinoma, Acoustic neurilemoma
A vestibular schwannoma (also known as acoustic neuroma, acoustic neurinoma, or acoustic neurilemoma) is a benign, usually slow-growing tumor that develops from the balance and hearing nerves ...
Written Language Disorders
A disorder of written language involves a significant impairment in fluent word reading (i.e., reading decoding and sight word recognition), reading comprehension, written spelling, ...
Voice Disorders
A voice disorder occurs when voice quality, pitch, and loudness differ or are inappropriate for an individual’s age, gender, cultural background, or geographic location (Aronson & Bless, ...
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
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 head injury that disrupts normal brain ...
Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults
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 other mechanisms of displacement of the ...
Tracheostomy and Ventilator
Individuals with artificial airways due to medical complications often experience compromised communication and swallowing function. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with appropriate training ...
Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
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, centered in the head or localized ...
