Ear Center: Auditory Processing About Auditory Processing
Auditory processing refers to our central nervous system's
ability to process sound once the ear has transmitted sound
signals to the brain. The ear itself is the organ that receives
sound and changes it from an "air signal" to a "fluid signal".
This is called "auditory reception". Once the brain receives
sound signals from the ear, the brain processes sound signal and
converts them into understandable sound. This is called
"auditory perception". In the end, the brain is actually the
"Master Ear". Some patients, especially children, may have
difficulty with auditory perception. Their ears are anatomically
and medically fine, but their brains are not able to process
sound properly. Often, parents and teachers begin to noticethat
the child is not hearing well and begin to question whether the
child might have a "hearing loss". Symptoms include: - appearing
not to hear - asking to have words repeated - appearing not to
pay attention - having difficulty pe