Obuchi Chie, Ogane Sayaka, Sato Yuki, Kaga Kimitaka
Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Tochigi, 3248501, Japan.
J Otol. 2017 Sep;12(3):132-137. doi: 10.1016/j.joto.2017.05.001. Epub 2017 May 15.
Most adults with auditory processing disorder (APD) often have trouble at work. It is possible that these listening problems in adults with APD influence their mental health. Thus, we have to take the subject's personality and mental status into consideration when supporting subjects with APD. However, studies on APD in adults are comparatively rare. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationships between the results of auditory tests, APD symptoms, and psychological status in subjects with APD. This study included 22 adults who complained of listening problems in everyday life, and they underwent auditory processing tests and were questioned regarding their psychological characteristics. From the results of the auditory processing tests, all subjects showed low scores on at least one test; therefore, they were suspected of having APD. Especially, the scores were low on the auditory memory test. Furthermore, subjects with APD show relatively similar psychological characteristics to each other. However, there was no significant relationship between the results of the auditory processing tests and psychological characteristics. We have to take notice of a subject's psychological state when they perceive their listening difficulties as a large-scale problem and feel anxious as a result. For this purpose, we should take psychological characteristics into consideration at the time of the medical examination interview before audio-psychological testing.
大多数患有听觉处理障碍（APD）的成年人在工作中常常遇到困难。患有APD的成年人的这些听力问题可能会影响他们的心理健康。因此，在为患有APD的受试者提供支持时，我们必须考虑受试者的个性和心理状态。然而，关于成年人APD的研究相对较少。在本研究中，我们旨在评估患有APD的受试者的听觉测试结果、APD症状和心理状态之间的关系。本研究纳入了22名在日常生活中抱怨有听力问题的成年人，他们接受了听觉处理测试，并就其心理特征接受了询问。从听觉处理测试结果来看，所有受试者至少在一项测试中得分较低；因此，他们被怀疑患有APD。特别是，在听觉记忆测试中得分较低。此外，患有APD的受试者彼此之间表现出相对相似的心理特征。然而，听觉处理测试结果与心理特征之间没有显著关系。当受试者将他们的听力困难视为一个重大问题并因此感到焦虑时，我们必须注意其心理状态。为此，在进行听觉心理测试之前的医学检查访谈时，我们应该考虑心理特征。
