Auditory Training

I can’t say this enough: your ability to hear in noise is not fixed! A key is to be able to practice near your learning threshold. The difficulty level is paramount. Brain chemistry can help you to hear in noise:   For more information, see Why do I need auditory training?

There are short-term and long term impacts of not pursuing “help” for hearing loss. My take on it is that if you bump up against any of the short-term impacts listed here, it’s time to take action.  Taking action doesn’t have to be hearing aids, if you’re not ready. But do something! Examples include […]

Sequential cochlear implantation means getting two cochlear implants in two separate surgeries, with a gap of months or years between them. The gap in my case was 20 years.  Before the second surgery, my score was 0% for live voice sentences in quiet. At the first anniversary of my activation, with live voice at […]

Learning a new language is great for your brain. Research shows that while there are long-term advantages for your brain, learning a new language can introduce immediate processing costs, particularly when listening in noisy environments. The cost of code switching between two languages comes at the expense of listening in noise.  People don’t hear as […]

Hearing better is about more than just having the right technology; it’s about the active role you play in the process. While hearing aids or cochlear implants give access to sound, it’s through your own practice and determination that your brain learns to really understand it. By putting in time and effort to train your […]

Adaptive auditory training programs, such as Neurotone’s Lace AI Pro, offer a significant advantage because they are designed to be dynamic. One of the primary benefits of an adaptive approach is that the program automatically adjusts its difficulty level as you improve, ensuring that you are always training at or near your personal threshold level. […]

Cochlear implants without auditory training is like a cell phone without a signal. If you can’t get a signal on your phone despite a nearby cell phone tower, you might feel disconnected and different (compared to everyone else who can get a signal). Similarly, with cochlear implants, the signal in the signal-to-noise ratio is the […]

Processing speed affects our ability to hear in noisy listening environments, even for people with normal hearing. I emphasize this even for people with normal hearing, because some people with hearing loss believe that hearing aids alone should provide the benefits they are looking for. But even older adults with normal hearing have difficulty in […]

Without my dog, I’d skip walks when it’s difficult, missing out on exercise, sunlight, and dog joy in the snow. This is what life would look like:  Similarly, background noise makes it difficult to hear. Without auditory training, people may avoid noisy environments altogether. Auditory training uses structured exercises to help the brain hear […]

Most people wait years to get hearing aids.  In the meantime, it’s not uncommon to lose confidence in communication abilities. When you’re unsure about keeping up in conversations or worry you’re not coming across as interesting or witty, you might find yourself hanging back from social stuff. (I know I don’t feel interesting or witty […]