This article provides an overview of the nature of auditory processing disorders (APD)
in adolescents and adults and provides a framework for professionals working with
patients across the lifespan. Three major approaches to the management of the patient
with APD are discussed, with emphasis placed on those approaches that incorporate
both ecological and context-specific perspectives in the management of the adolescent
and adult with APD. Also discussed are implications of APD for the fitting of hearing
aids and other amplification devices in patients with comorbid peripheral hearing
losses.
Auditory processing disorder - adolescents and adults - rehabilitation
