Chapter 8 focuses on the Auditory System during our study for this week. For your initial discussion board posting you are to research one auditory problem, difficulty, condition or aberration. Please make sure to cite any resources that you used in APA format.

For your initial posting you are to include the following:

A summary of the difficulties that are experienced within this auditory deficit.
The brain structures that are associated with the impairment.

ANSWER

Auditory Neuropathy

Auditory neuropathy is the hearing disorder that is characterized with the inner ear successfully detecting sound but has problems transmitting the sound to the brain. Auditory neuropathy can be experienced by people of all ages including children and adults. Currently, it is unknown the number of people who experience auditory neuropathy, but it is assumed that auditory neuropathies play a considerable role in deafness and hearing impairments. When the sensitivity of a person with auditory neuropathy to sound is texted, they may either have normal hearing, or may be experiencing mild to severe hearing loss (Liang et al., 1999). People with auditory neuropathy will also show poor ability to perceive sound such that they will have a hard time understanding speech properly. The extent of the hearing impairment in their speech perception…. To continue reading, click on the purchase button below.

PSYU 333 Week 3 Discussion