Open AccessAuditory Training Supports Auditory Rehabilitation: A State-of-the-Art Review
Author(s) -
Maren Stropahl,
Jana Besser,
Stefan Launer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ear and hearing
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.577
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1538-4667
pISSN - 0196-0202
DOI - 10.1097/aud.0000000000000806
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , audiology , active listening , medline , auditory perception , hearing aid , hearing loss , speech perception , cognition , medicine , psychology , perception , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , communication , psychiatry , neuroscience , political science , law
Auditory training (AT), which is active listening to various auditory stimuli, aims to improve auditory skills. There is evidence that AT can be used as a tool in auditory rehabilitation to improve speech perception and other auditory cognitive skills in individuals with hearing impairment. The present state-of-the-art review examines the effect of AT on communication abilities in individuals with hearing impairment. In particular, transfer of AT effects on performance in untrained speech perception tasks was evaluated.