Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) CEU Courses

Concussions are diffuse brain injuries that affect multiple organ systems, including sensory systems in the brain. In this course, Dr. Kraus will show that the auditory system is a common, but underappreciated, locus of disruption following a concussion.

This course seeks to demonstrate the utilization of the Central Test Battery/Buffalo Model therapy as a viable and innovative means to diagnose and treat Auditory Processing Disorders (APD). This session will help clinicians interpret information from assessment results in the hope of furthering earlier identification, intervention and remediation.

This Grand Rounds features a presentation of two cases to illustrate the assessment and management of patients with auditory processing disorders. Cases include one child and one adult. Following each case presentation, we will discuss information essential for identification, diagnosis, and management of patients with auditory processing disorders.

There are many controversies regarding APD testing in school-aged children. Dr. Lucker will discuss the important controversies including evidence that supports or refutes many, such as the youngest age to evaluate a child, whether APD should be recognized as a learning disability in schools, and how to evaluate and interpret APD tests on children identified with intellectual disabilities.

This course will review frequency discrimination (Δƒ) in children, at the Δƒ threshold and at suprathreshold levels. It will show that the presence or absence of APD and/or SLI influences outcome measures differently. Implications on clinical practice will be discussed.

This course features selected webinars from the 11th annual AudiologyOnline noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) series, organized by guest editor Brian Fligor, ScD, PASC. This course highlights the latest research on NIHL, specifically NIHL and other auditory system effects of blast trauma, military service, and recreational activities. Applications for audiology practice and improved clinical outcomes are discussed.

This course will focus on the current approach to blast trauma and the role of the audiologist in working with this population. Characteristics, assessment tools, and treatment will be discussed.

This presentation will provide novel insights to the application of temporal processing tests and related neuro auditory mechanisms. This information will expand the utility and interpretive acumen of those using these procedures. 

Auditory processing holds the key to successful hearing. Auditory processing fosters everyday communication, including understanding speech in noise, and generating the sound-to-meaning connections for effective listening. This course discusses the frequency following response (FFR) to complex sounds. This biological approach is as direct a measure of auditory processing as currently exists, enables us an unprecedented look into individual differences in cognitive hearing health, and has proven fruitful in examining the biological underpinnings of listening difficulties.

This course explores differences in the cortical auditory evoked potential of children with and without a diagnosis of APD. Parallels are drawn between the observed differences and the maturational changes of the central auditory nervous system demonstrated by the cortical auditory evoked potential (CAEP). This webinar is presented in partnership with the journal Seminars in Hearing.