What is Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder in Aural Rehabilitation?

A hearing disorder characterised by the presence of normal outer hair cell function but disrupted neural transmission from the cochlea to the auditory brainstem, resulting in poor speech understanding disproportionate to pure-tone thresholds.

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Auditory Attention

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The cognitive process of selectively focusing on a target auditory stimulus while suppressing competing sounds, a function commonly impaired in listeners with hearing loss who rely on increased cognitive resources to process degraded speech.

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Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder

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A hearing disorder characterised by the presence of normal outer hair cell function but disrupted neural transmission fr...

auditory neuropathy auditory dyssynchrony

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Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder IVT	Technical Term	Professional	A hearing disorder characterised by the presence of normal outer hair cell funct...

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