CAPD??

So when I went to see my doctor last week I asked him to check my hearing because I've been a little concerned about it. He said that my ears looked fine but referred me to this clinic in Oakright which does hearing tests (it's called Soundidears or something like that...in case you wanted to know). I went the other day and they tested me hearing only to find out that my hearing is normal, which is relief. But I explained to the girl that I still understand why I was having so many problems hearing things like the t.v. at times (i.e. I often have to turn it up loud) and people talking to me when there is a lot of background noise. I've noticed that this part of my hearing has been getting worse and worse in the past few months (which is why I talked to my doctor in the first place).

So the girl who tested me (who is a UBC student by the way named Dagmar) brought in the specialist briefly and mentioned it to her and turns out that Dagmar gives me another hearing test which is some kind of pitch screening of some sort. This test was much harder because it was exactly what I have trouble with. I had headphones on and there was bunch of background noise (i.e. of people talking in the cafeteria) and then there was a man saying words and I was supposed to repeat the words that he said. I guessed most of the words.

So I finish the test and Dagmar tells me that this test shows that I am below average. The average is 80% with this test and I got about 60%. What this test showed is that I have some difficulty with auditory processing. (I knew that there was something not right about my hearing!) The good news is that if I chose to I could have some sort of therapy to correct it. The bad news is that if I want to get a more clear idea of exactly where to problem is I can take this test which is 3 hours and costs 500 bucks!

So I'm not sure what to do yet. I think that I really need to weight out the options and see how much this is actually affecting my everyday life first. I do find it frustrating though. I haven't always had this you know. I blame it on being in Taiwan where my senses were overwhelmingly stimulated on a constant basis. I'm never going back to that place again.