The Science of Auditory Processing Disorders | Sci Guys Podcast

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[@starfishgurl1984]

As an adult with APD who had chronic ear infections essentially from birth to about age 13 when braces fixed my misaligned jaw that effected my ears, I really appreciated this episode! For me my brain has no off switch for distinguishing background noises from relevant noises and so it’s constantly competing with passing cars, running refrigerators, ticking clocks, etc. when people are talking to me and I have to concentrate extra hard to properly process their words and respond in a timely manner because there’s a constant traffic jam of information as a result. Due to the traffic jam of information I also sometimes have trouble communicating because words get stuck in my head and won’t come out or they come out garbled together and it’s really frustrating. This happens even more when I’m overloaded, especially when I’m experiencing sensory overload (because I have SPD too), so sometimes I shut down and stop talking to try and reset myself.

[@cre-k8-ive]

Yes! I had tons of ear infections as a wee kiddo. I had a little surgery to put tiny tubes in my ears around age 5. I still remember realizing refrigerators and air conditioning make noise for the first time. To this day I can't hear in noisy environments and rely on lip-reading. I really want to see more research into the impact of lack of sensory input like this in childhood.

[@klausikea]

The main reason my adhd was undiagnosed until I was 33 is that I never talked about my experience and always assumed everyone was just like me but was better in coping, so yeah, maybe apd could often be overlooked 🤔

[@KaitLynnHt]

I had a hearing test in school nearly every year in the 80s and half of the 90s. By high school they stopped believing me when I said I had a hard time hearing the teachers in class because my hearing tests were perfect. I didn't know I had auditory (and sensory) processing disorder until I was in my 30s. My mother had brain surgery to remove a cyst and her first time in the grocery store with me after should couldn't believe how loud it was. When I told her that it was as loud as it always is, her facial expression was so shocked. She only then understood what the world sounds like to me my entire life.

[@Desimere]

same for me. My hearing tests were perfect, so my parents said i only hear what i want to hear. But recently when i talked to my sister about it, she realized that I'm the reason why she always rephrases when someone doesn't understand her. And enunciation was valued in my family. So maybe even though it wasn't officially diagnosed, it was still on some level understood. I feel like even though they said i didn't want to understand, they didn't actually believe it themselves, because i'm sometimes so intensely staring at someone's face and still not understanding what the word is. It would be a weird lie. Fortunately at school it wasn't as bad for me as at home because i had a very silent class. There it was just the adhd :D

[@sebris4272]

luke: “great cleaning!” me deep cleaning my rat cage all afternoon while listening to sci guys: “thank u 😭”

[@dignifiedlampost6955]

I am playing a video game while listening so they missed me 😂

[@rileyc.9638]

I genuinely thought I had an auditory processing disorder as well as ADHD but I learned from Corry today that it might just all be the ADHD cause it's definitely an Input Issue and I'm still shook by that

[@darasimpson1539]

Corry clearly hears ghosts

[@Mephisarisa]

I knew about my misophonia since I was a small child, but I didn't know what it was called until I was an adult. My research on misophonia led me to APD, which I consider to be an umbrella term that misophonia fits under. I also cannot for the life of me hear what anybody is saying while the oven fan is on near me or the sink is running. If a loud car is driving by, I cannot understand words. I never knew this was unusual when I was a kid. My hearing was measured in elementary school and it was sensitive enough to raise eyebrows. My hearing is still very sensitive at 36 years old. I believe my unusual sensory experiences are related to the autism spectrum. Thanks for a good chat on the subject! I think you described the experience well.

[@gjits5307]

I always thought that people that knew lyrics to songs were OBSESSED with whichever band, because how could anyone understand lyrics before listening to a song 100 times (or looking them up?

[@Brynnthebookworm]

Yes, I am this way too! Can't understand it unless I look it up, then once I know what they're saying I can hear it.

[@breathebeloved]

I wasn't diagnosed with apd until mid 30s. Thank you for covering this.

[@moonpalace.mp3]

Oh hey! I think I have an auditory processing disorder but haven't gotten a diagnosis so I'm excited for this one :)

[@JennaGetsCreative]

I have an auditory processing disorder. I had many ear infections as a child and have some conductive hearing loss, so I always figured my brain just didn't properly learn to process sound, but then as an adult in my 30s I discovered that I'm autistic and auditory processing disorders are common in ASD, so... either? both? Anyway. When I fail to understand someone speaking to me, the way I describe it is my brain goes "Yup that's English. (thumbs up)" Yes, Corry, I do hear words at random when nobody's there. Especially through loud white noise, like when my hair dryer is running.

[@elijabutterfly6154]

This episode is so all over the place, but kinda in a good kind of way. 😂

[@razberry24]

8:17 Cory has a side gig as a Skyrim guard

[@l.u.c.a.s.]

IDK if you guys are familiar with Michelle Wong from LabMuffin Beauty Science but she's a chem PhD, and I think she would make for a fantastic guest in an episode about the science of skin / skincare / sunscreen etc. which is a topic I think is fascinating on its own (largest organ, most common form of cancer, etc.)

[@pbgv399]

This!!!!!

[@kookiethhy2223]

Oh my God yes!!!

[@TallWillow1]

Fabulous idea!

[@awestruckobject]

Completely get what you mean by thinking you hear people. One that gets me too often is thinking I can hear a muffled radio show in the background, but when I hunt it down it's just the weird fridge noises.

[@voikalternos]

Yes. I need subtitles for your episodes.

[@karinelfwing9095]

Yes , I have apd. I was diagnosed with apd in my 40:s .

[@basketchaos]

I have APD and listening to fast talking is something I thought I was decent at….until I had to slow down a video of Corry reacting to Ben Shapiro at 2x speed (seriously Corry, how do you catch a word he’s saying at that speed?!)

[@thiel_spencer]

10:46 I was just thinking that I, as someone who is dyslexic, am so glad I do not have auditory processing disorder! Obviously, the different "types of learners" (visual, auditory, kinesthetic, etc.) you're taught in school are not really real, but I certainly know that I lean A LOT an audio when it comes to processing and learning because letters and numbers don't work so well for me 💀💀

[@psykodactyle]

About the Scottish sounding like Norwegian I'm pretty sure that when the Vikings took over the British isles, the Danish settled in England, while the Norwegians settled mostly in the Scotland area, and I know the English language got influenced by Norse. The word bag for example comes from the Norse baggi for pocket (and now bag has has returned into the Norwegian language again lol), and apparently there's a lot of place names featuring Wick, which is derived from vik (cove).

[@simplybet8104]

20:40 I wonder if it's common for people to experience this kind of executive dysfunction while under a lot of stress? I notice in a lot of books, characters will their legs to move while frozen to the spot.

[@TheHeroicHunter]

Thank you for discussing this! I remember getting diagnosed with this and it explains so much for me.

[@torijeri]

I literally never see anyone talk about APD omg. I have it and was tested for it as a kid. Talking on the phone is also AWFUL! Like I hate talking on the phone for gen Z reasons of social interaction but i HATE phone calls the most because of how little i can understand anyone on the phone. It literally is static in my brain. i have to hyper focus in order to understand people. the one thing that sucks is trying to learn a new language and wanting to start practicing by speaking it but it takes twice as long to even understand what the other person is saying cus i have a delay with my APD. so i hear it then it takes a beat for me to decifer what was said AND THEN I have to translate it AND THEN I have to find an answer & translate it and by the time this happens the other person starts talking in english “to help me” when the whole point of me practicing is to practice 😭😭😭 like i promise im getting there just give me extra time bro

[@Blubberblase7]

i had as a child a lot of ear infections and also water inside ( I had to wear a tiny thingy for some years to get the water out). Because of that I had struggles hearing and spoke very loud and had a lisp. I didn´t know that these things would be connected. But after you guys discussed it, it does makes a lot of sense! I had been always wondering why I struggle so much with this. Especially with that asking for what had been said and then processing it before it gets repeated. my hearing tests had proven that my hearing is actually really good , so my friends and family had been often annoyed with me for these things ´^^´

[@JennaGetsCreative]

I also had chronic ear infections as a small child and have struggled with auditory processing all my life. I always figured it was linked, but more recently I've found out I'm autistic and those things are linked, so who knows!

[@MakooWallinen]

I recently got my Flare Calmer and I love them. They just make some noises easier to handle. And make multiple noises easier to sort while being more clear.

[@nataliatheweirdo]

saw this and was like 'omg i have this!!!' xD made me think i was very quirky because i couldn't understand song lyrics, and then i coulnd't understand what my teachers or tutors were saying, or what my mangers were saying if they gave me more then two instructions so it became less quirky 😂

[@SM-BSW]

Can you also over sensory processing disorder? I have a thing where some sounds send literal shocks of pain up my spine, and it attacks.

[@jesthered7966]

I think that's called misophonia, so absolutely

[@pbgv399]

Start of episode: im psychotic so... no, kinda? But yeah? I guess? Later in: yeah i guess so? Same thing as with the tinnitus episode, sensory processing differences just seem to be a big ol umbrella symptom of psychosis that presents in the way of many separate diagnoses. Wild. Yeah, luke mentioned how much of life is your brain interpreting and telling you things - its through this podcast i realise just how much mine doesnt do that 😅

[@horacethecheese1009]

I often repeat back my competely off guess of what someone said, it can be good for a laugh if its something ridiculous. But i did that this weekend "wow it sounded like you said '_____firecrackers ____'(i dont remember exactly) but you actually just said peck peck peck peck peck" to my surprise "no i actualy did say that about firecrackers". She was holding a chicken and talking about firecrackers guess i got confused. I seem to have this at least a little bit. With people im not super confident around (most humans) the moment passes before I can ask what they said. Perpetually out of the loop.

[@javiermallillin]

i definitely have some sort of auditory processing disorder

[@punkee666]

I know what you’re talking about with sounds sounding like voices but it’s just a fan or the wind

[@ella1856]

the heels analogy is actually so real, wearing non platform shoes always throws me off

[@innocencekillz]

I Love the way Luke said “Innocence Killz with a Zed”

[@Brynnthebookworm]

Why yes, I am listening to this while doing my WFH job. 😄

[@SourStephen3]

I’ve never been diagnosed but I think I do. My friends and family have to repeat half of what they say five times over before I understand them.

[@utuelias]

Apologies for the fast speech accepted. Lol yeah seriously, I have a hard time understanding what Corry's saying :D and combined with ADHD... Still one of my absolute favourite podcasts even though I constantly need to go back and listen again.

[@briannamanchester5919]

I don't know if I have an auditory processing disorder but I suspect that I might 😂 I'm excited to see what you have to say about it

[@ausomebeak]

As an autistic person, my Vibes brand noise dampening earplugs are sublime....and cheaper and better than Loops (I own both, the Vibes long before Loop existed). I'm guessing Corry discovered Loops cos everyone seems to own a pair now!!

[@Elemental-Phoenix]

Yup I’ve got an apd and it’s actually really funny half the time and distressing the other half

[@elizabethmonroe2290]

Oh gosh, i just yesterday had the idea of using noise canceling headphones on a call with noise reduction microphone hardware/software for noisy environments. Hearing that its already being done is awesome and that it proves the idea i had right without needing to try it myself lol

[@ttt444]

Is there a connection between auditory processing disorders and tinnitus? (As a guy who has both I'm curious)

[@Abigael317]

Can we have links to the products you mentioned? The app you used at the pub & the unusual earplugs & such?

[@SciGuys]

There is no app, it’s an inbuilt apple feature. We don’t have links for anything else, unfortunately!

[@captainroberts6318]

People pre cell phone probably were able 5o see ended vibrations because of things like earthquakes l, changes in weather/air pressure, and also animals (like cats)

[@blackyblackrainbow]

Whatching this with undiagnosed apd while english is not my first language 😭 I lave your podcasts tho

[@Kaivey]

Hello to all other TBI/concussion/stroke peoples!

[@Noarobyn93]

I do have an auditory processing disorder

[@persistenturge]

I have an APD and ADHD.

[@ArdenOnyx]

late to thi during thiss episode but all i could think about was junki ito's uzumaki

[@teaddictionary]

multidisciplinary ✨

[@pokemonfanthings4444]

I have this no one seems to talk about it

[@jessilovely]

I would answer the question, but there was some disorder present whilst processing the audio 🤓 💀

[@1llockandkey1]

sometimes the electricity is just so fucking loud its hard to understand anything else

[@ausomebeak]

Earthquakes vibrate??

[@ivo8312]

honestly i might have that idek anymore

[@jennifermems1111]

Good job on the Spanish pronounciation, btw.

[@psykodactyle]

Is this intentional? I click the video volume on and there's *literally* no sound.

[@Keelsman]

WHaaat? Eeeeh?

[@5210smile]

You missed showering

[@Abigael317]

SciGuys discussing APD for an hour but not correcting the subtitles?! /annoyed

[@SciGuys]

Do you understand how long it takes to caption a podcast over an hour long? We are an independent podcast & our resources are limited

[@acutelyalex8700]

Heyyyy I have this

[@imgeniusish]

you were speaking simlish just admit it :"""D