I was diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder with an Auditory Evoked Potential test (AEP) with qEEG processing. My doctor looked at the results and said, "You hear everything. How do you handle that ?" My wife responded, " He doesn't. "

It has been 12 years and I am still dealing with these issues. I have learned to avoid most environments where I will have a problem. I also use foam ear plugs in restaurants and other noisy places. I sit at the back or perimeter of a room where there will be less noticeable echoes.

I can hear echoes that nobody else hears.

My AEP was repeated a few months later to validate the results. My doctor was so impressed by the level of lack of auditory filtering that he repeated the test a few months later. I had it repeated years latter with the same results.

I may have a little better organic tolerance for sound but believe most of my tolerance is due to work-arounds.