title: CAPD Is Classified in ICD-10 as H93.25 and Hearing Evaluation-Not Screening-Should Be Implemented in Children With Verified Communication and/or Listening Deficits.
abstract: The article "It Is Time to Rethink Central Auditory Processing Disorder Protocols for School-Aged Children" (DeBonis, 2015) appeared in the American Journal of Audiology as a tutorial. The author used the argument made by Cowan, Rosen, and Moore (2009), referring to central auditory processing disorder (CAPD), that "such impairments have not been shown to uniquely contribute to a clearly defined condition that would warrant its inclusion in any of the major disease classification systems" (emphasis added; p. 129). However, CAPD is included in the U.S. version of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems-10th Revision (ICD-10) under the code H93.25; this was not mentioned in the article by DeBonis. We would like to point out some additional omissions of this tutorial that may bias its conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasiliki Vivian
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Iliadou
authors.affiliation: Department of Audiology and Audiological Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sirimanna
authors.affiliation: Neuro-Otology Department, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, United KingdomUniversity College London Ear Institute, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Doris-Eva
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Bamiou
mesh_terms: D001298:Audiology; D001307:Auditory Perception; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D007805:Language Development Disorders