LACE Auditory Training in Ormond Beach
Better Hearing Is About More Than Your Ears
Hearing clearly isn’t simply a matter of making sounds louder. Your brain also has to recognize, process and understand the sounds you hear—especially speech.
At Ormond Hearing Center, we are pleased to offer LACE auditory training, an interactive program designed to strengthen listening and communication skills. LACE can be especially helpful for people who have difficulty following conversations in restaurants, social gatherings and other environments where background noise makes understanding speech more challenging.
What Is LACE Auditory Training?
LACE is a science-based auditory training program that helps exercise the brain’s ability to process and understand spoken language.
Think of it as rehabilitation for your listening skills. Just as physical therapy uses targeted exercises to improve strength and movement, auditory training uses structured listening exercises to help improve the way your brain responds to and interprets sound.
LACE can complement professionally fitted hearing aids, but it can also benefit individuals who continue to experience difficulty understanding speech even when sounds are loud enough to hear.
Hearing Aids Help You Hear. LACE Helps You Listen.
Modern hearing aids can provide remarkable improvements in access to sound. But hearing aids are only one part of successful communication.
Your brain must still separate speech from competing sounds, maintain attention, process spoken information and determine what those sounds mean.
This is one reason some people say, “I can hear people talking, but I can’t always understand what they’re saying.”
LACE auditory training is designed to address that important distinction between simply hearing sound and effectively processing it.
How Can LACE Auditory Training Help?
LACE provides structured listening exercises intended to strengthen skills you use during everyday conversations. Training can help you practice:
- Understanding speech when background noise is present
- Following conversations when someone speaks quickly
- Improving auditory attention and listening concentration
- Processing and remembering spoken information
- Developing strategies for challenging listening situations
The goal isn’t simply to perform better on a listening exercise. It’s to develop skills that can translate into better real-world communication with family, friends and the people you interact with every day.
Why Auditory Training Matters
Many people experiencing hearing difficulties focus entirely on the ears. However, successful communication involves both the ears and the brain.
The ears provide access to sound, while the brain must organize and interpret that information. When hearing has declined over time, adapting to amplified sound and improving speech understanding can require practice.
Auditory training provides that practice in a structured way.
For hearing aid users, LACE may become part of a broader hearing rehabilitation program that includes properly fitted hearing technology, professional follow-up care and communication strategies.
5 Ways Lace Helps The Brain
Clinically proven auditory training that delivers real-world results.
Science-Based Listening Training You Can Use at Home
One of the advantages of LACE is convenience. The interactive program allows patients to work on their listening skills outside the hearing center and incorporate auditory training into their regular routine.
LACE is backed by approximately 20 years of research and has been evaluated in multiple clinical trials.
At Ormond Hearing Center, we believe hearing care should go beyond simply providing a hearing device. Our goal is to help patients get the greatest possible benefit from their hearing and remain connected to the conversations, people and activities that matter to them.
Is LACE Auditory Training Right for You?
You may benefit from auditory training if you:
- Wear hearing aids but still struggle to understand conversations
- Have particular difficulty hearing speech in restaurants or crowds
- Frequently ask people to repeat themselves
- Find fast speakers difficult to understand
- Feel that listening requires considerable effort
- Want to improve your overall communication skills
The best way to determine what’s causing your listening difficulties is through a professional hearing evaluation. Our audiologists can evaluate your hearing and discuss whether LACE or another form of hearing rehabilitation should be part of your treatment plan.
LACE Auditory Training at Ormond Hearing Center
Better hearing doesn’t end when you receive hearing aids.
At Ormond Hearing Center, our approach focuses on your complete hearing health—including how well you understand and communicate in everyday situations. LACE gives our patients another powerful tool for improving listening skills and getting more from the sounds around them.
If you’re hearing people but having trouble understanding them, talk with our audiologists about whether LACE auditory training may help.
Start Improving Your Listening Skills
Contact Ormond Hearing Center to learn more about LACE auditory training or schedule an appointment today.