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Communicate with Confidence: Introducing SoundSuccess ™

November 13, 2018, HLAA Webinar 2018

Valeri V. Le Beau, MS CCC-SLPSr. Rehabilitation Program Manager

Krista Heavner, MS CCC-SLP; LSLS Cert AVTCochlear Implant Consumer Specialist

Tina Childress, AuD, CCC-AAudiologist, Bilateral AB Recipient

How important is it to you

to improve your hearing?

Do you know what to do

to improve your hearing?

Do you feel connected

to others in social

situations?

Interactive, online functional listening rehabilitation program

SoundSuccess™ rehabilitation resource

Access SoundSuccess ™

abrehabportal.com

• Access to SoundSuccess

• Return to SoundSuccess

Hearing loss can be

associated with cognitive

decline. (Gurgel et al. 2014, Lin et al. 2014, Lin et al. 2013)

26% of Americans over age 65

live alone (WHO 2016)

Online auditory rehabilitation

improves speech understanding. (Thoren et al. 2011, Sweetow and Sabes,

2006; Henderson et al., 2007)

Online auditory rehabilitation can improve quality of life. (Thoren et al. 2011 and 2014, Sweetow and

Sabes, 2006)

Founded on Evidence Based Practices

Founded on Evidence Based Practices

Computerized auditory training programs now provide the option of training in a home environment

• This type of training program may

– increase the training opportunities for adults

– increase the benefit achieved by people who use HA/CI

– reduce potential dissatisfaction with the HA/CI

Heydebrand, Mauze, Tye-Murray, Binzer & Skinner, 2005

Goals of SoundSuccess ™

• Reinforce the brain’s ability to perceive and understand spoken language– Listening and speech reading (video on, audio on)

– Listening only (video off, audio on)

– Combination of both

• Enhance “real world” listening and communication– Male and female voices and different US dialects

– Functional language (everyday words/sentences/contexts)

– Listening in noise training

• Boost confidence– Training in an unthreatening environment

– Feedback on performance

• Track functional hearing status over time

Significant Features of SoundSuccess ™

Individualized

Rehabilitation

• Choose speaker/dialect

• Video (speech reading) on/off

• Auditory only

• Quiet

• Noise

Multiple speakers and multiple listening environments helps to transfer skills to your everyday life.

Significant Features of SoundSuccess ™

Benefits of Immediate Feedback

• Training in relaxed/unthreatening environment

• Promotes optimal auditory learning

• Allows you to work at your own pace

• Increased confidence

Home Page

My Hearing Goals

Tracking Progress

Video Player Settings

Listen and choose a speaker• Video on/off

• Noise on/off

• Full screen mode

• Change speaker

Video Player Settings

Listen and choose a speaker• Video on/off

• Noise on/off

• Full screen mode

• Change speaker

Video Player Settings: Change Speaker

Video Player Settings: Video On/Off

Getting Started

Beginning listeners

• Adapt to technology

• Closed set practice

Getting Started

Beginner Exercises

• Listening to paragraphs

• Sentence length

• Sound group sentences

• Everyday sentences

• Sentence grids

• Dates, times, places

Up and Running

Advanced listeners

• Gain confidence using features of technology

• Open set practice

• Conversation practice

Up and Running

Advanced Exercises

• Topic based sentences

• What are they talking about?

• Conversations

Tracking Progress

Real-time activity

tracking:

• Pick up where you left off

• Number of exercises started/completed

Progress

monitoring/sharing:

• Track scores over time

• Track listening cues

• Track listening environment

Overview Video

Training benefits using SoundSuccess™

Benefits

Improved perceptual/

communication skills

Increased confidence and

participation

Restored quality of life

• Starting point for your expectations

• Helps start the dialogue with your hearing healthcare professional

• Helps you answer the question, “How are things going for you?”

• I feel confident with _____________

• I really struggle with ______________

• Gives guidance for where to start at the right level

• Reassures and builds confidence for real life

SoundSuccess™ for developing confidence in real life communication

Tips from a Therapist

• Use the Hearing Goals sheet to help you determine your own personal

needs.

– Make short term goals: e.g. “I want to understand sentences in

quiet.”

– Make long term goals: e.g. “I want to talk with my grandchildren on

the phone.”

• Establish time each day to work in Sound Success.

• Enlist an accountability partner (if that helps you) to make sure you are

continuing to practice.

• Try not to become frustrated as tasks become more difficult.

• Work on the tasks in quiet and then add a little noise to make it more

challenging.

Getting Started and Beyond

Remember where you started!

Tips from a Therapist

• Involve your communication partner

• You are learning a new “language” –

immerse yourself!

• May (still) need to remind people: eye

contact before ear contact

• Before you start

– Is your equipment ready?

– Make sure your volume is set

appropriately

• Remember that each person makes

progress at their own pace

SoundSuccess™ for developing confidence in real life communication

Insight from a deaf Audiologist

• Put reminders in your phone to check in at least annually

• “How are you doing?” – now you have an answer!

• Did you recently go bilateral?

• Share your results

– Can provide information to help adjust programming

– Are you seeing an improvement after adjustment?

– Do you notice any patterns?

• Male vs Female Voices

• Struggling in noise

• Sounds that consistently get confused

• Sounds that you like/don't like, hear/don't hear

Making the most out of your audiology appointments using SoundSuccessTM

Insight from a deaf Audiologist

Use your various programs and/or accessories to connect!

Insight from a deaf Audiologist

Access to remote rehabilitation

Maximize potential of technology

Quality of life

Access – from any device, anytime, anywhere

Valeri Le Beau: Valeri.Lebeau@AdvancedBionics.com

Krista Heavner: Krista.Heavner@AdvancedBionics.com

Tina Childress: Tina.Childress@gmail.com