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# listeningdisorders.org

Its not that people won't listen... some just can't!

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## Posts

- [Cognitive Depletion: The What, Why and Consequences for Effective Listening (PDF)](https://listeningdisorders.org/cognitive-depletion-the-what-why-and-consequences-for-effective-listening/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][pdf-embedder url=”https://listeningdisorders.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cognitive-Depletion-with-Slides.pdf”][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Collateral Damage: An Overview of Hearing Loss and Listening Disorders in Pediatric Cancer Treatment (PDF)](https://listeningdisorders.org/collateral-damage-am-overview-of-hearing-loss-and-listening-disorders-in-pediatric-cancer-treatment/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][pdf-embedder url=”https://listeningdisorders.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Collateral-Damage.pdf”][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Welcome to a Website/Blog Dedicated to Listening Disorders](https://listeningdisorders.org/welcome-to-a-site-dedicated-to-listening-disorders/) - It's natural to take our ability to listen for granted. After all, we've been hearing and listening since before we were born. So when we encounter a person who can't quite understand what we are talking about, it kind of baffles us. Listening skills are not homogeneous. Many, many people have some level of listening
- [Millions of Us Are Listening Disabled](https://listeningdisorders.org/millions-of-us-are-listening-disabled/) - Introduction The act of listening–using our ears and our mind together to interpret and experience sound and language in the fullest possible way–is one of life's great pleasures (Heymann & O’Donnell, 2010 p. xix). Millions of people around the world have difficulty listening—using their ears and mind together to understanding spoken language. From the consonant filtering
- [One In Five Teens Have A Hearing Loss... So What?](https://listeningdisorders.org/one-in-five-teens-have-a-hearing-loss-so-what/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”417px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://listeningdisorders.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/62994_7164.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”62994_7164″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”-138px|||||”] Two conflicting studies on teenage hearing loss have been
- [Minimal Hearing Loss - High Risk for Academic Underachievement (PDF)](https://listeningdisorders.org/minimal-hearing-loss-high-risk-for-academic-underachievement/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][pdf-embedder url=”https://listeningdisorders.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Minimal-Hearing-Loss-High-Risk-for-Academic-Underachievement.pdf”][/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Passive vs. Engaged Listening in Mediation](https://listeningdisorders.org/passive-vs-engaged-listening-in-mediation/) - There are few mediators who would say that listening is not a major part of every mediation session they run. While each party needs to listen to the other, the mediator needs to listen to each side—the words, context, innuendos, along with the subtle nuances embedded within each response. Through this the mediator develops a
- [Finding Quiet by Turning Up the Volume](https://listeningdisorders.org/finding-quiet-by-turning-up-the-volume/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”4634.9px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”2083.3px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Our world is filed with noises, some invited, others not. Voices of conversation, babies crying, music and the warning sounds of car horns and alarms are invited. Externally, the sounds of buses, trucks, motorcycles and the broad low frequency
- [I Can't Understand the Words You're Saying (A Poem)](https://listeningdisorders.org/i-cant-understand-the-words-youre-saying-a-poem/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-47px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”|||8px||” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”] Thoughts on Hearing Loss – by Alan Ehrlich I can hear you whispering in my earsThe warmth of your breath and the sweetness, the smell of youI instinctively know what you’re sayingI thinkBut I can’t understand
- [Chemotherapy and Hearing Loss: Protecting Your Hearing  During Cancer Treatment](https://listeningdisorders.org/chemotherapy-and-hearing-loss-protecting-your-hearing-during-cancer-treatment/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Chemotherapy is a powerful weapon against cancer, but it can also have lasting side effects. One that’s often overlooked is hearing loss (ototoxicity), which can significantly impact your quality of life and, in many cases, cannot be reversed. Certain chemotherapy
- [Listening Across Lives (Second Edition)](https://listeningdisorders.org/341-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”47px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Listening Across Lives – Second Edition [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Chapter 2 – An Introduction to Listening Disorders and Barriers to Effective Listening— by Alan R. Ehrlich [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default”

## Pages

- [About Me](https://listeningdisorders.org/about-us/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|auto|-1px|auto||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”] What does a listening instructor do when he realizes that he can’t listen? The choice I made was to find out why and then teach others, including those who teach listening, why some
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- [Uncategorized](https://listeningdisorders.org/category/uncategorized/)
- [Hearing Loss](https://listeningdisorders.org/category/hearing-loss/)
- [Minimal Hearing Loss](https://listeningdisorders.org/category/hearing-loss/minimal-hearing-loss/)
- [Announcement](https://listeningdisorders.org/category/announcement/)
- [Listening Disorders](https://listeningdisorders.org/category/listening-disorders/)
- [Listening](https://listeningdisorders.org/category/listening/)
- [Early Education](https://listeningdisorders.org/category/early-education/)
- [Cognitive Depletion](https://listeningdisorders.org/category/cognitive-depletion/)
- [Hearing Health](https://listeningdisorders.org/category/hearing-health/)