The majority of past studies on hearing loss associated with mobile phone use regard it as cochlear impairment. An inaccessible-to-speech range due to reduction in selective frequencies can lead to serious reduction in reception of short-duration vocal cues in speech, such as volume burst duration and speech onset time.
Auditory processing disorder, or APD, has recently been receiving more exposure in the medical and general community, creating awareness for children who suffer from this disorder and helping to increase access to diagnostic care.
