All About Auditory Processing Disorder & Sound Sensitivities -Episode 45 with Dr. Melissa Karp All About Audiology - Hearing Resources to Empower YOU

Welcome back to the All About Audiology podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Lilach Saperstein and today we’re going to be talking about Auditory Processing Disorder, APD, sometimes also called Central Auditory Processing disorder, or CAPD. And we’re also going to be touching on the idea of sound sensitivities and when you get that feeling that there are nails on the chalkboard or pen clicking that’s driving you crazy. Some of us have those experiences. And in fact, some people have those kind of sound sensitivities where they can become really debilitating. So, I brought in an expert, Dr. Melissa Karp, to talk to us about some of these, how to test for these things and how we can help our children and our patients that are struggling with auditory processing disorder or sound sensitivities.















And before we jump into that interview, I do want to remind you that you can come over to allaboutaudiology.com to hear all the previous episodes or read full transcripts. And in addition, you can join the email list. The email list is where I send you stories and updates behind the scenes. And it’s really fun, I send you emails and you guys respond back. And it’s kind of super fun to have little pen pals around the world who are interested in these topics who are engaging with the conversations that we’re having here on the podcast.







So, I would love for you to join and if you are interested, you can also get some free resources, free downloadables that are on the website. The first is the five step guide to navigating your child’s hearing loss and this is a beautiful guide which lays out what is the journey ahead? Whenever you had first gotten a diagnosis or even if you’ve gotten a diagnosis years ago, there are still questions that you need to address and make sure you have the support in place. So, that guide is a downloadable PDF with fill-able spaces but also can be printed out and it can really follow you along with the journey. I know there are many audiologists who share this with their patients. And it is available for free on the website at allaboutaudiology.com/guide.







There’s also a hearing aid checklist on there. And that’s perfect for establishing morning and evening routines around the hearing aids. This is really helpful to have at home. But it’s also great to give the teacher or give someone who is also helping with the care of the child; babysitter, nanny grandparents, whoever else is involved with the care to have an organized list where you have all the different things that need to be taken care of when there are hearing aids. And in general, dealing with devices is something that you know takes time, there’s an orientation, you have to learn what all the parts are and how they work together, and what happens when they break. So, those two resources are free over at allaboutaudiology.com. And that way, you can join the email list and we can stay in touch.







So, let’s go right ahead and jump into this episode. Thank you for listening, and I look forward to hearing what you think about this on Instagram, on Facebook and on the website.







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Dr. Lilach Saperstein: “Welcome, Dr. Melissa Karp.