Resource | Skills | Description |
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Cochlear AmericasAdult Hearing Rehabilitation ManualWebsite, PDF Document free |
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | With this manual users can practice identifying sounds and speech from a closed-set list and repeated speech in quiet and noisy backgrounds. |
AmptifyAmptifyWebsite |
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | IMPORTANTThe clinician needs to have a clinician account and provide the user with a join code to use this resource. Website (or smartphone application) that addresses hearing health with personalized coaching, an interactive curriculum, auditory training video games, and a peer support community. Games are fun, easy, and engaging. Eleven auditory training skills are addressed. Monitoring available for clinicians. |
Emily Fu FoundationAngel Sound (web)Website free |
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | Interactive auditory training and hearing assessment program that lets the user take control of their listening rehabilitation independently. Users gain practice with discriminating and identifying sounds and speech components through self-paced modules that cover different aspects of the listening process. The online version is optimal (compared to app) due to more features and ease of use. |
University of CaliforniaAngel Sound (phone)Apple free |
BeginnerIntermediate | Interactive auditory training and hearing assessment program that lets the user take control of their listening rehabilitation independently. Users gain practice with discriminating and identifying sounds and speech components through self-paced modules that cover different aspects of the listening process. |
MED-ELAR Adult KitsPDF Document free |
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | These downloadable kits contain a range of activities designed to support the listening development and quality of life of those using a CI. Most kits activities require the use of a partner. Each kit has a different theme with varying activities. |
AmazonAudibleApple, Android, Website free |
IntermediateAdvanced | App made mainly for listening to audiobooks, also includes podcasts. Can be used for CI users’ needing more advanced listening practice. |
Advanced Bionics, LLCBabyBeatsApple, Android free |
Beginner | Early intervention resource app that has activities for parents to use with babies and toddlers to help set the foundation for later listening and learning. Has a focus on music. |
Happy Moose AppsBitsboardApple free |
BeginnerIntermediate | App with multiple different “boards”. The “Photo Touch Board” and “Listen Up Board” is the most applicable to auditory training. Both boards involve matching the spoken sentence to the picture that best matches. Bitsboard is able to be customized with users’ own pictures. |
Cochlear AmericasCochlear CoPilotApple free |
BeginnerIntermediate | IMPORTANTThis resource requires the patient to have a Cochlear Americas device Interactive app that has support for patients and device troubleshooting. Has listening practice that is tailored toward the individual’s skill level. Includes users’ ability to record their own environmental sounds, practice word and sentence discrimination, and more complex stimuli such as phone numbers, addresses, and conversations. |
Games 4 HearoesGames 4 Hearoes (Hearoes)Apple, Android free |
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | Training app that works through modules with different stimuli and complexity levels. Starts with environmental sounds to phonemes to words to phone numbers. Can add background noise. |
Spheres Creative Inc.Hear BeyondApple, Android free |
Advanced | Strengthens your auditory brain with a variety of auditory games that claim to enhance your ability to separate what you’re trying to hear from noise. More complex than most apps. |
Super Duper PublicationsHearBuilderWebsite |
IntermediateAdvanced | Online literacy program that works on phonological awareness, following directions, auditory memory, and sequencing. There are varying levels of difficulty in the program so that the users skill level can be considered. Program is set up in a game format and is more child based. |
Neurotone AILACEWebsite |
Advanced | IMPORTANTHearing care professional must be an approved provider of LACE LACE assists in developing listening and communication skills and strategies that will help users’ success in noise. Recommended for those who struggle amongst background noise. May be helpful for those with auditory processing disorder (APD). |
MED-ELLessonKitsPDF Document free |
BeginnerIntermediate | These kits are similar to those listed directly above but are tailored more for children. Activities tend to be simpler. Each kit is a different theme with activities to strengthen the auditory/listening skills of the user. There is also a Lesson Kits for Babies available. |
MeludiaMeludia MelodyApple, Android free |
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | Listen to sounds from a chosen musical instrument and play the pattern back. Intended to be used when learning music via ear training (call and response style) |
Sarosh RanaMind_TrainedApple free |
BeginnerIntermediate | Resource that works on recognition of words and phrases. Provides immediate feedback. Has both male and female voices. |
Advanced Bionics, LLCMusical AtmosphereWebsite free |
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | Website that allows users to practice listening to music and identifying instruments, voices, and lyrics. There are five chapters. Each chapter gets progressively more difficult. **Need to create an AB + Phonak account** |
Sensimetrics Corp.Seeing and Hearing SpeechWebsite |
IntermediateAdvanced | Provides lessons in lip reading and listening through interactive training exercises. Users can adjust difficulty by adding background noise, using with or without visual cues. Option to present stimulus in regular or slow speed. Practice and test mode available for all lessons. |
AuditoryIQSpeech ID 2Apple free |
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | App with 24 modules that start with simpler tasks, working up to more complex. App keeps track of minutes practiced per module and number of days in a row practiced. |
SpotifySpotifyApple, Android, Website free | Advanced | App that contains music and podcasts. Can be used for extra listening practice with podcasts. Can be used for CI users needing more advanced listening practice. |
Advanced Bionics, LLCSound SuccessWebsite free |
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | Website that allows users to listen to sentences with different speakers using lip reading or auditory cues alone. Training is user-paced. Various levels of difficulty including “getting started” for beginners and “Up and Running” for advanced users. Many different background noise options included. Nine language options. The website tracks progress. Also has downloadable content. **Need to create a Phonak + AB account** |
Ioannis KourisStiNTApple free |
IntermediateAdvanced | Listens to four selected stores in a noisy environment where the user needs to select the words that were heard from a presented list. You can customize the amount of noise and number of talkers that narrate the stories. Claims to “help the brain work together with the ears” |
Advanced Bionics, LLCThe Listening RoomWebsite free |
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | Website with activities and resources to support development of speech, language, and listening skills in all ages. Exercises are organized by beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Audiologists can personalize a listening plan by recommending lessons and watching progress. English and Spanish options. Some activities are downloadable forms. **Need to create a AB + Phonak account** |
CD EDUsTOEIC ListeningAndroid free |
Advanced | Various teaching and prep resources for the TOEIC test. The listening test includes questions following a voice recording. Example: Listen to four statements about each photo on the screen. Click on the letter of the best description of the photo. There is then a recording of four sentences. One of them describes the picture the best. If a wrong answer is given, a short reason for this being wrong is given. |
Advanced Bionics, LLCVocAB ScenesApple free |
BeginnerIntermediate | Designed for children ages 4 to 10 years. Helps them learn common vocabulary and questions forms. Designed to be used with guidance from a caregiver or therapist. Game format to promote listening and language development. |
Advanced Bionics, LLCWord SuccessApple free |
BeginnerIntermediate | App with four different exercises that range from selecting the spoken word alone, in a center (either in first, media, or last position) and with or without background noise. |
YouTubeApple, Android, Website free | BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | Helpful videos that range from listening games such as “Guess the sound,” these can include animal, household, or environmental sounds. Some videos also include instructions for parents to conduct listening activities with their children. Most are aimed at children rather than adults but can be utilized for both. |
Advanced Bionics, LLCAB Listening AdventuresApple free |
BeginnerIntermediate | Designed for children ages 4 to 10 years. Provides children a fun way to practice listening for words in sentences. Focuses on listening for multiple elements: plurals, pronouns, or minimal pairs. |
Cochlear AmericasTelephone with ConfidenceWebsite free |
IntermediateAdvanced | These hearing exercises provide an opportunity to practice your listening on the phone with a recorded voice. The exercises are updated daily in both English and Spanish and offer a low-pressure environment to develop your confidence with phone calls. Call 1-800-458-4999 and follow the prompts to listen to the daily material. |
Auribus Labs, LLCAuribusApple free |
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced | Auribus offers a wide range of modules to cater to your specific auditory needs. Modules such as Ambient Sounds, Linguistic Sounds, Words and Sentences, and Advanced Material provide a well-rounded approach to auditory training. The app’s adaptive learning experience ensures users can efficiently hone their listening skills and maximize the benefits of their hearing devices. Auribus has complete auditory rehabilitation solutions, supporting individuals with cochlear implants, hearing aids, auditory processing disorders (APD), and aphasia recovery |
Vikram ChopraSounds Training AppApple free |
Beginner | Train your ears with an auditory hierarchy designed to get challenging. Start with basic syllable differentiation and work up to final consonants, distinguishing challenging words. You can even make your own customized word list. The word and its pair will be added to a separate wordlist you can practice for as much as you want. |