Check off any item that applies to you. If you check off many items, read about Auditory Integration Therapy and consider scheduling an auditory assessment.

I . . .

• have a history of hearing loss.

• have a history of ear infection(s).

• have difficulty following verbal directions and/or often request that verbal instructions be repeated.

• have difficulty following conversations.

• rely on lip-reading, gesture, context -- or just plain guessing -- to understand what is being said.

• frequently misunderstand what is said.

• Say "Huh?" and "What?" at least five or more times per day.

• am easily distracted by background noise.

• experience problems with sound discrimination.

• have "startle" responses to sudden sound or movement.

• give unusual descriptions of auditory stimulation or sensation.

• engage in constant humming or audible self-talk.

• need frequent "quiet time" to regain mental energy and composure.

• can be irritable or picky "by nature."

• am often negative or depressed without identifiable cause.

• have difficulty organizing the day.

• experience growing fatigue as the day progresses.

• have difficulty keeping track of a sequence of actions.

• have difficulty taking notes during speech or lecture.

• experience painful discomfort with sounds that others find untroublesome.

• notice that sounds upset or agitate me but not others.

• frequently notice sounds before others do.

• frequently notice sounds that others do not hear.

• can learn a foreign language through reading and writing, but have difficulty learning a foreign language by listening to conversation.

• am considered to be dyslexic.

• am unable to sing on key.

• have problems relating an entire story.

• have problems with balance, equilibrium or coordination.

• have problems with directions, such as left and right.

• have a strong preference for sitting in a corner or next to a wall.

• need constant activity or visual stimuli.

• try theories, groups, seminars and workshops one after another in an effort to find physical and mental health.

• suffer from tinnitis (ringing or other sound in the ear).

• have problems with sleep.

• experience overriding stress over things inconsequential to others.

• have frequent compulsive thoughts and feelings.

• have feelings of fragmentation and loss of orientation throughout the day.

• avoid social contact or interaction.

• engage in excessive internal arguing: "What to do about . . .," "Why am I the way I am?", "Why did I do that?", etc.

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