I recently purchased an interactive computer program that was specifically designed for Cochlear Implant patients. The computer programs is called Sound and Beyond. I have found this program to be fantastic and extremely helpful in my Aural Rehabilitation. Since this program is designed for hearing impaired individuals, the training uses word pairs that are very tricky so it really test your ability to differentiate between different sounds that we have not been able to hear for however many year. It is inexpensive (only $25) and the Cochlear website actually provides free updates to those who own the game, so whenever they improve the programming, you can download the changes for free!
Below are the activities that are provided:
- Vowel Recognition
- Consonant Recognition
- Word Discrimination
- Everyday Sentences
Since individuals with Cochlear Implants do not hear as naturally as those with the Esteem, there are some activities that are not as necessary. These are listed below:
- Pure Tone Discrimination
- Environmental Sounds
- Male Female Identification
- Music Appreciation
There are also more advanced modules available which include telephone speech training, adaptive noise training, and open set recognition training (where you have to write out the sentence or word).
This program can be found here: http://hope.cochlearamericas.com/sound-way-beyond.
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