.: LACE - Listening And Communication Enhancement
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What is LACE?
LACE is an acronym for Listening And Communication Enhancement. Conceived by leading audiologists at the University of California at San Francisco, LACE is an interactive computerized aural rehabilitation program that has already helped thousands of people who live with some degree of hearing loss increase their listening skills by 40%. Just as physical therapy can help rebuild muscles and adjust movements to compensate for physical weakness or injury, LACE can develop skills and strategies that can help compensate for those situations when hearing is inadequate. LACE has also been proven to help hearing-aid users become more comfortable hearing the new sounds their hearing instruments bring. LACE runs on ®Windows XP, Vista and ®Apple OSX 10.4 or newer.
We don't really hear in our ears; we hear in our brain. Hearing aids can help a person detect softer sounds, but they don't necessarily provide good listening skills. Read More»
Even people with normal hearing can be poor listeners. Good listening skills is one of the essential components in effective communication.
Other components include rapid thought processing, auditory memory, use of language skills, and interactive strategies. Additionally, the confidence that what you thought you heard was what was actually spoken is vital.
These abilities can be damaged both by hearing loss and by the natural aging process. LACE is designed to enhance the ability to communicate by training the brain to best utilize these skills.
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See The LACE Interface
The LACE interface is very simple to use even for the most novice computer users. LACE is a full screen application, so users will not be distracted by any other activity on their computer while training with LACE. The buttons are very large and color coded so that all you need to do is look for the green button.
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Consumer & Professional Options
LACE is available to consumers through your local hearing healthcare professional or direct through our e-commerce web site. LACE is also available to Professionals, Resellers, Manufacturers, Educators, and Students at bulk discount rates.
LACE Works Together With You
Hear the difference
LACE is always adapting to your listening skills. The difficulty level of the task is based on the accuracy of your response to the previous task, so LACE is never too difficult or too easy. LACE provides a variety of interactive and adaptive tasks that are divided into three main categories:
1. Degraded Speech Task Examples
Once you've set your computer's speaker volume to a comfortable level, click on the play buttons below to hear a brief example of the degraded speech tasks.
Speech in Noise
Listening in loud places
Easy: Harder:
Rapid Speech
Listening to fast talkers
Easy: Harder:
Competing Voices
Listen for the child's voice
Easy: Harder:
2. Auditory Memory & Cognitive Skills
- Target Word – short and long term memory training
- Missing Word – improves speed of processing and use of contextual cues
3. Communication Strategies
- Strategies to help in daily communication activities
- Helpful Information about hearing loss and how to prevent it
Feature Overview
Learn More
To learn more about LACE, please visit the Feature Overview page.
Demo Download
Try a Free Demo
This free trial version provides an overview of each of the LACE training modules.
See The Proof
Hear What Others Have To Say
LACE has already helped thousands of people improve their listening and communication skills.
