Ok, I will look into that. Is it likely that this disorder can just appear out of the blue, and not more so if you were born with it? And if I do have CAPD, is it worth even going to see an ENT? I've done a little research on the internet and it seems there really isn't any treatment for it, besides relocating yourself to quite environments to talk. Do people with CAPD get hearing aids? Does it benefit them? I just don't understand how all of the sudden language in a noisy environment has turned into blah blah blah, seemingly overnight. I am asking people to repeat themselves in practically every environment where there is background noise now, yet i can hear people whispering to me in a quiet house or someone talking to me from other rooms, or tree leaves brustling in the wind. You may be right about CAPD though, certainly doesn't seem like sensorineural hearing loss with normal audiogram results. I suppose thats good and bad, I used to think that I listened to too much loud music and that is where the damage occurred, but there is no drop offs at any frequencies, most importantly the high ones (which would imply noise damage). The ENT did mention that I have an awkardly shaped Eustachian tube and that it could be a factor, but I can completely open my ears with the blow/yawn technique and even once i've done that there is no improvement in my hearing. On a side note I had chronic ear infections when i was a kid, and had tubes in my ears twice. But I didn't notice this problem until just recently, so I dont really see a correlation there.
Thanks, and any more info you guys can provide would be great cause I'm at a loss.
[This message has been edited by Colbe (edited 06-03-2003).]
| 
Linear Mode
