A 14-year-old child is referred for an auditory processing e…

A 14-year-old child is referred for an auditory processing evaluation due to difficulty in classroom settings. Teachers report that the child often seems distracted, has trouble focusing during lessons, and frequently misses parts of instructions. The child’s parents note that they are also concerned about the child’s ability to respond to auditory stimuli in a timely manner. The child has difficulty with verbal tasks of varying levels of complexity. This difficulty is evident in her challenges with tasks that require organizing verbal information. The child is unable to complete the full behavioral APD test battery. Based on the symptoms described, NAME the AEP test that would be most appropriate to assess the child’s listening difficulty.

In a patient with sensorineural hearing loss, how would the…

In a patient with sensorineural hearing loss, how would the absence of the cochlear microphonic (CM) component and the normal presence of the summating potential (SP) and action potential (AP) on ECochG inform the differential diagnosis regarding cochlear function?  NOTE: You must determine whether the hearing loss is primarily sensory or neural, and which specific cochlear structure(s) is/are likely affected?