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The ACAud Conference 2024 has been an incredible opportunity to learn and connect with like minded hearing health care professionals 🖇

We are feeling very fortunate to hear the incredible advances in research and developments from organisations such as , , , many universities and others 📖

We can’t wait to continue to collaborate and work with so many hearing care professionals to support our clients 💙

Taking steps to improve your auditory processing can be daunting at times. But with the right help, you can be moving up the staircase to better hearing and listening 💬

Auditory therapy helps the brain better understand what the ears hear to improve your listening skills. Auditory therapy can be completed online via Telehealth through a program of 12 to 14 sessions working to improve your auditory processing skills including listening in background noise, dichotic listening and short term auditory memory. Sessions are held for one hour once a week or once a fortnight for adults and children with auditory processing difficulties 🎧

If you would like to know more about whether auditory therapy would be right for you or your child, book a free phone call consultation via our website or call 0435 285 206 👂🏼🧠💬

An auditory processing disorder (APD) is not a hearing problem. It is an issue of how sounds are processed by the brain. This mean the ears hear well but the brain can have trouble processing and interpreting sounds correctly.

APD can make it difficult to hear in noisy environments, it can make it hard to understand people with accents, it can make it difficult following what is said on the television without subtitles, it can also make it difficult following spoken instructions. Auditory processing disorders can look very different for each individual.

If you are concerned about your hearing or processing of sound, you should speak to an audiologist today. Call 0435 285 206 or visit online via the link in our bio today.

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Thank you for supporting The Listening Hub this year. We have loved working with each and every one of you ❤️🎄 We look forward to seeing you from the 8th of January ✨

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We are an online audiology clinic specialised in ✨Auditory Processing✨

Our audiologists are university trained and qualified with many years of clinical experience working with adults and Children 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

What is auditory processing? It is what the brain does with what the ears hear! 🧠👂🏼 this means that you could have “normal” hearing on a hearing test but still struggle to understand conversations, listen in background noise and remember what you have heard.

Auditory processing disorders (APD) can present very differently for each individual and that is why it is important to evaluate a person’s auditory processing skills. That way, remediation and auditory therapy is specific to the exact auditory skill the individual has a deficit in 👩🏽‍💻

Individuals with hearing loss, hearing aids and cochlear implants can also benefit from auditory training to improve the brains ability to understand speech! 💬

If you would like to know more about auditory processing disorders, APD evaluations or auditory therapy, visit our website via the link in bio or call 0435 285 206 👂🏼🧠💬

Finding a provider to test for auditory processing disorder (APD) or treat for it once it has been diagnosed can be difficult 🔎 often when APD is not well understood, it is under diagnosed.

If you are looking for an audiologist to further investigate your hearing and listening ability, head to APDsupport.com to see a worldwide map of auditory processing specialists testing and treating APD 🌏

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The first step in an Auditory Processing Evaluation is a hearing test 👂🏼🎧

If you have any hearing or listening concerns, you should book a hearing test as soon as possible.

A standard hearing test is an essential part of an auditory processing evaluation. This is because we need to understand what the ears hear, before we can learn how the brain interprets this sound. If there is an underlying hearing loss, we need to be aware of the level of hearing loss to control for this in our auditory processing evaluation.

It is also very common for children to experience middle ear issues or ear infections that can cause a temporary hearing loss. The audiologist needs to know what your child hears before auditory processing can be assessed 👂🏼🧠💬

A quote from a client who was recently diagnosed with auditory processing disorder (APD).

This client is in their 30s and significantly struggling to communicate at work with colleagues and customers. This client expressed that if we could increase her listening skills by 1%, this would improve her life significantly. So let’s do it! Watch this space as she is about to begin auditory therapy 👂🏼💬🧠

Many people think of children when we talk about auditory processing difficulties. However, auditory processing disorder (APD) is common in older adults, particularly when hearing loss is present. In adults, APD can be present from birth or can be acquired later in life through events such as stroke, tumours, concussion, degenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis and COVID-19.

The best part is that you can improve your listening skills at any age, even if you already have hearing aids. Adults with APD often report a difficulty hearing in noisy situations, often ask people to repeat themselves and have a hard time following spoken information and understanding what has been said. If you are concerned about your listening skills, contact an auditory processing specialist today. Call 0435 285 206

We had the pleasure of presenting to itinerant support teachers this week at NextSense alongside Word of Mouth Technology and Prof Gary Rance 📚👩🏻‍🏫 it was a great opportunity to share information on how auditory processing can impact adults and children with normal hearing and hearing loss.

We love sharing the amazing results of our clients through the use of auditory therapy! 👂🏼🧠💬

It makes us so happy to hear the positive experience of parents and children when improving their auditory processing skills! This is exactly why we love what we do at The Listening Hub.

Contact us today to find out more about how you can support yours or your child’s hearing and listening👂🏼🧠💬

Auditory processing evaluations can be completed by adults and children from the age of 5 years and above. Children who have an untreated auditory processing disorder (APD) will become adults with auditory processing disorder. APD can also be acquired later in life through events such as traumatic brain injury, COVID-19 or chronic ear infections. Although, to the malleability of the brain, auditory processing disorder can also be treated at any age! 👂🏼🧠💬

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is not a hearing problem. People with APD often have normal hearing on a standard hearing test. APD is an issue in how sounds are processed in the brain. APD can look different for every person but can often include some of the characteristics listed above! 👂🏼💬🧠

5 tips to help you support a person with an auditory processing disorder (APD) 👂🏼🧠💬

A parent of a child at The Listening Hub recently took the time to write such a lovely review! We love working with kids and adults online to break down the barrier of distance and travelling for families ❤️👂🏼🧠💬

You have the power to change your auditory processing abilities. It takes time, effort and a positive mindset but permanent change through auditory therapy is possible 👂🏼🧠💬

Have you had a hearing test and been told that you have normal hearing but still struggle to hear and listen?

This could be an auditory processing disorder (APD). APD is an umbrella term for a listening disorder that can manifest in many different ways for different people. It can often make it difficult to listen in noise. People who APD may also realise that they frequently get the lyrics of songs wrong, ask people to repeat themselves often or mix up speech sounds.

Audiologists are the only specialists who can diagnose an auditory processing disorder and the only way to tell if you have APD is an auditory processing evaluation! 👂🏼🧠💬

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If you have been considering booking an auditory processing evaluation or you would like to know more, book a free phone call consultation today through the link in bio or call (+61) 435 285 206 👂🏼🧠💬

Often when a person has an auditory processing disorder (APD), they can have normal hearing but difficulties in making sense of what they have heard. This can occur most often in noisy situations where there are a lot of people talking or there is background noise like music playing over the top of a conversation. ⁠
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People with APD may also find themselves asking someone to repeat what they have said and then realise they heard it before the person finishes repeating themselves. This can be because there is a delay in processing the information they have heard.⁠
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Does this sound familiar to you? Find out more through the link in bio 👂🏻🧠💬⁠
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There is often the misconception that auditory processing assessments are for only for children. Auditory processing disorders can be present from birth or acquired later in life so it is essential adults undergo an auditory processing assessment if they are experiencing difficulties making sense of what they have heard.⁠
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For many adults, you may notice, or someone around you may comment that you are not hearing well. The first step is to have a hearing test to ensure there is not an underlying permanent or temporary hearing loss. Following this you should speak to an auditory processing specialist about whether an auditory processing assessment is right for you. ⁠
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To find out more, book a free phone call consultation through the link in bio 👂🏿🧠💬⁠
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Traditionally auditory processing assessments were only completed for children over the age of 7. With new test batteries, normative data for children from 5 years and above as well as the knowledge that auditory processing skills can impact adults at any time in life, we now test from 5 years of age and above!

Don’t wait for your child to be struggling at school before you have their auditory skills assessed. Auditory processing difficulties can arise at any time in life. Book a free phone consultation today to find out more. Link in bio

Don't let your hearing or listening stop you from living your best life. Tell the people around you how they can support you and keep going ✨👂🏾

A soundfield FM system is a system that helps every person in the room hear better. It allows children to hear better in noisy classrooms so that they can focus and process what they have heard more easily. By amplifying the teachers voice, this system improves the signal to noise ratio so that the teacher is louder and clearer than the background noise. This helps to create an optimal listening environment 🎤🔈️⁠
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This can help children in the classroom with hearing loss, auditory processing disorders and even children with normal hearing.⁠
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