The Central Auditory Processing Syndrome (CAPS) new perspectives towards the evaluation of symptoms

Abstract

The study of children and adults with hearing and listening comprehension deficits that is not justified by a deficit hearing profile on the audiogram, has aroused the interest of numerous research groups in recent decades, the result of which has been the definition and compilation of evidence regarding the evaluation of Central Auditory Processing Syndrome (CAPS). In this article, a historical tour was made through the definition of the syndrome and the different instruments currently used for its diagnosis.