https://www.auditoryps.com.au/about-auditory-processing-disorder

People with APD have normal hearing abilities, but their brains have a hard time receiving, organizing and making sense of sound. Auditory processing disorder is typically diagnosed in school-age children.

Signs and Symptoms include:

•  Difficulty hearing speech in noisy environment 

• Difficulty maintaining attention

• Problems locating the source of a sound

• Difficulty following directions 

• Commonly asking for information to be repeated 

• Inability to detect subtle changes in tone

• Distracted and inattentive behavior 

• Difficulty learning to read

• Academic difficulties, including poor reading and spelling

• Difficulty hearing speech in a noisy environment  

• Genes

• Aging

• Stroke

• Head trauma

• Lead poisoning

• Seizure disorders

• Neurodegenerative disorders (e.g. MS)

• Issues linked to birth, such as an early birth, low birth weight or a pregnant person using alcohol, drugs, or Tobacco

• Repeated ear infections, especially at a young age

• Language impairment

• Reading disorder

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder