2020 Volume 39 Issue 4 Pages 495-502
Auditory agnosia refers to impairments in auditory recognition of verbal and environmental sounds, caused by injury of the transverse temporal gyrus or acoustic radiation. We experienced a case of a woman in her 60s who presented with auditory agnosia. Originally a sociable person, the case began to have difficulty in communicating with others due to the problem with listening. Occupational therapy included alternative methods using visual modalities, like lipreading. The case overcame the communication difficulty and regained the relationships, while no improvement was seen in auditory agnosia itself. Occupational therapists have to participate in rehabilitation for the patients with difficulty in communication, regarding it as a handicap in daily life, not as an verbal impairment.
