Diseases

Auditory Perceptual Disorders

Acquired or developmental cognitive disorders of AUDITORY PERCEPTION characterized by a reduced ability to perceive information contained in auditory stimuli despite intact auditory pathways. Affected individuals have difficulty with speech perception, sound localization, and comprehending the meaning of inflections of speech.

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Abstract

Acquired or developmental cognitive disorders of AUDITORY PERCEPTION characterized by a reduced ability to perceive information contained in auditory stimuli despite intact auditory pathways. Affected individuals have difficulty with speech perception, sound localization, and comprehending the meaning of inflections of speech.

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Synonyms

29 entry terms
  • Acoustic Perceptual Disorder
  • Auditory Comprehension Disorder
  • Auditory Processing Disorder
  • Perceptual Disorders, Auditory
  • Psychoacoustical Disorders
  • Acoustic Perceptual Disorders
  • Auditory Comprehension Disorders
  • Auditory Perceptual Disorder
  • Auditory Processing Disorders
  • Comprehension Disorder, Auditory
  • Comprehension Disorders, Auditory
  • Disorder, Acoustic Perceptual
  • Disorder, Auditory Comprehension
  • Disorder, Auditory Processing
  • Disorder, Psychoacoustical
  • Disorders, Acoustic Perceptual
  • Disorders, Auditory Comprehension
  • Disorders, Auditory Processing
  • Disorders, Psychoacoustical
  • Perceptual Disorder, Acoustic
  • Perceptual Disorder, Auditory
  • Perceptual Disorders, Acoustic
  • Processing Disorder, Auditory
  • Processing Disorders, Auditory
  • Psychoacoustical Disorder
  • Auditory Inattention
  • Auditory Inattentions
  • Inattention, Auditory
  • Inattentions, Auditory

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31 allowable subheadings

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History Note

91(80); was see under PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS 1980-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Auditory Perception (1967-1979)
  • Hearing (1966)
  • Perception (1966-1968)
  • Perceptual Disorders (1969-1979)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C09.218w.807.186.094w
  2. C10w.228w.140w.068.094w
  3. C10w.597.606.762.200w
  4. C23.888w.592.604.764.200w
  5. F01.700.750.200w
  6. F03w.615w.250w.100w

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NLM Classification

WV 270

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Auditory Perceptual Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001308. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001308
  2. Auditory Perceptual Disorders. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_processing_disorder
  3. Auditory Perceptual Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130378384