​Auditory Neuropathy

Auditory neuropathy (or auditory dys-synchrony) is a condition that may account for 11% of hearing losses found in children at risk for hearing loss (Rance et al., 1999). Infor- mation about this disorder may be found in Chapters 13 and 19. Many of these children appear to be severely hard of hearing because of very poor speech recognition; however, PT thresholds do not follow any specific pattern. Puretone hearing thresholds for these children range from minimal to profound losses. Individuals with auditory neuropathy clas- sically show very inconsistent audiometric responses during a test and between tests.