A Case of Pediatric Auditory Processing Disorder Caused by Psychological Stress Successfully Treated with Shokenchuto
- VernacularTitle:精神的ストレスを契機に発症した小児聴覚情報処理障害に小建中湯が奏効した1例
- Author:
Kazuhiro HIRASAWA
1
;
Kiyoaki TSUKAHARA
2
Author Information
- Keywords: auditory processing disorder; psychological stress; shokenchuto
- From:Kampo Medicine 2023;74(2):130-133
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: In auditory processing disorder (APD), hearing difficulties occur in noisy or otherwise difficult environments, despite no hearing loss. Most APD patients have developmental disabilities, weak cognitive function, or psychological problems. Here, we report a case of a child who was thought to have developed APD due to mental stress and had a good course using shokenchuto. The case was a 12-year-old girl. She began to be bullied 2 years ago, and from that time she began to find it was difficult to hear the words in a noisy environment. She visited our department and was diagnosed with APD without any abnormalities in various hearing tests. We administered her shokenchuto. After 12 weeks, she felt almost no inconvenience in hearing. She also regained her usual energy and became to be able to shrug off bullying without worrying too much. Afterwards, her symptoms subsided. After 20 weeks, the medication was discontinued.
