Hard of hearing...I think?

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Over the past couple of years, I've noticed that my hearing has changed. I have more trouble following conversations if there's background noise, and things often seem muffled. I haven't been able to get a referral to an audiologist because when I took a hearing test, it came out with no problems...never mind that the first thing the nurse said was that the test machine was broken! I took tests online (I know they aren't as terribly accurate as they could be), and they show mild-moderate loss, depending on the test. Could this possibly be enough to get a referral?
 
Hi,
It's entirely possible you're HOH. But you better get a referral to see an Audiologist so you can know for certain.

My niece has the same problem. She finds everything muffled out of one ear and went in for hearing tests three time. One time it showed mild loss then the other two time it showed normal.

However, she still is having trouble hearing out of one ear and now must sit in front row in classrooom.

You should go to your GP or whomever and ask for a referral. They should give you one with no problem once you mention you're having trouble hearing well.
 
Yes, I thought perhaps that could be it. I have two cousins who have it, and my brother has a form of it as well.
 
As Miss D said, get referred to an audiologist and request a thorough hearing test be done. If the time it takes is less than 15 minutes, it's not thorough enough.
 
Miss-Delectable said:
Pardon my ignorance, but what does CAPD stand for? Would like to know more. Thanks
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Central Auditory Processing Disorder. It is not actually a problem with hearing, as the person with CAPD hears normally, but they have trouble with the brain interpreting and processing the sound they hear into something meaningful. It is a neurological disorder. It has been found that many children previously though to have behavior disorders, or that have been labled delinguent, often suffer from undiagnosed CAPD, and have difficulties understanding language. These kids will have a normal audiogram, but still have difficulty with comprehension because of the neurological implications.
 
jillio said:
CAPD is generally present from birth. The poster indicated a change in her hearing.
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This is true. When I was in my junior year of high school, though, I had a really horrible ear infection in my right ear and a smaller one in my left. After that is when I really started noticing the problems. If CAPD is an issue, perhaps it wasn't something that impeded me enough for it to be noticed until after my infections...? Maybe? I dunno. Just a theory.
 
VCUCaroline said:
This is true. When I was in my junior year of high school, though, I had a really horrible ear infection in my right ear and a smaller one in my left. After that is when I really started noticing the problems. If CAPD is an issue, perhaps it wasn't something that impeded me enough for it to be noticed until after my infections...? Maybe? I dunno. Just a theory.
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That is a possibility. The ear infections couldhave caused some scarring that resulted in some obstructive hearing loss, and it was enough to make the combination of that and the CAPD more noticeable.
 
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