Ambient Deafness. What is the medical word for it?

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Ok, you know the sensory issue some of us have, where you don't hear well over background noise, the different sounds meld into one or drown each other out?

What is the proper medical word for it??

I know it's usually called 'ambient deafness' but this seems to be a slang word, I can't find it in any medical literature on the net...

Auditory processing disorder.

Seconding Callista's response.

Is that the same thing as when your hearing suddenly ceases- I mean everything just tunnels in and you ant hear anything for a few seconds to a minute, and then it comes back?

hhhmmm... no, I think that's something different. I experience the background noise issue but not everything going silent. Sometimes things will get muffled, but I didn't think that was part of the same issue. Dunno.

'Ambient deafness' sounds like a great catchphrase to put in my "these are my needs" spiel for professors=D

I am not on the spectrum but I am diagnosed with an APD.

My main issue is the inability to hear more than one thing at a time, such as if I'm watching TV I wont hear someone call me name.

If two people are talking to me at once, I don't hear words, just noise.

When listening to music my mind focuses on a vocal harmony rather than the melody.