Hearing test

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I am going to a doctor about my hearing in 2 weeks, (i was referred from another doctor because of ear pain).
How could i professionally say that there probably isnt anything wrong with my hearing but that i cannot hear what people are saying when there is background noise and that some sounds make me feel like i want to punch a wall and scream because they make me so angry?

I think that is a good way to explain it right there! I have the same problem, and I think it's common with autism. I'm not certain if it officially qualifies as 'Auditory Processing Disorder', but it's similar to that. Hopefully the doctor will be knowledgeable about this issue, and you're doing the right thing to get your hearing tested to rule out other causes!

EDIT - Also you might want to Google 'misophonia', it sounds like that might be going on too.

It's best to explain what you're feeling/experiencing in your own words. I've seen a lot of patients try to use fancier or medical terms they didn't really understand and it led to the wrong course of treatment.

Not being able to filter out, or focus in, on specific sounds in a noisy environment (like someone talking to you while you're both in a crowd) is part-and-parcel of being autistic. That's why I'm so good at lip reading - comes from a whole lifetime of practice.

Depending on the services available to you, there is a procedure to measure the conductivity of nerves.

I think I might have auditory processing disorder. I've had countless hearing tests in my life and they've always come back inconclusive. (I think the only way anyone would be sure was if they did one of those hearing tests they do for dogs and newborn babies) I used to have to have the closed captioning on the TV and read along with it to understand what was being said. Or would have to stand very close to the speakers. I had no trouble hearing, just understanding. Everything sounded like gibberish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt4Dfa4fOEY I was always good at learning words in Spanish, Japanese, Zulu, Swahili, but I think it was because I never mastered my own supposed "first" language. As an adult, if I have trouble understanding something, I can just ask my boss to repeat his request, but as a child at school, if I asked my teacher to repeat herself she would just say something along the lines of, "I already explained it. If you weren't listening the first time, that is your fault, not mine. Pay attention next time!" I WAS listening and paying attention. Her words just turned into gibberish.

I momentarily focused on the sound of air conditioners, in great detail, but did not press my button, confirming that I heard from the doctor's device.

As a child, there were these strange clowns, that used to light up, in opposing corners of the room, usually in accordance with whatever earphone was sounding, but not always.

What kind of doctor are you going to see?



Problems with oral comprehension in background noise are called speech in noise. The second symptom is called misophonia. Seems like you need to see an audiologist, but they will probably want you to have a hearing test before they address your problems.

Not sure, im going to get the hearing test, then getting the results from a doctor (not sure what he specialises in), although if there are any issues i'll get referred somewhere else where they specialise