Speak Up, Listen Up empowers teens with hearing loss to build confidence, practice self-advocacy, and navigate real-world communication challenges in a safe, engaging environment. Bridging the gap between therapy and everyday experiences, Speak Up, Listen Up can help young people develop the skills they need to speak up and thrive.

Cochlear implant technology has rapidly advanced, allowing more recipients to enjoy music—but for some, musical enjoyment does not come easily. This article provides clinicians and speech therapists with an overview of research on the benefits of music training, along with introducing a new rehabilitation and music training resource entitled, Meludia and Speech Understanding: Bridging Exercises.

The Minimal Pairs Test may be able to reveal weaknesses in speech discrimination related to sounds that correspond with one or more frequency ranges. This information can be helpful for audiologists to help them identify which channels may need a closer look for adjustment as they program cochlear implants.

While adults who use bone conduction devices may not require auditory training, all children with hearing loss can benefit from early speech therapy and rehabilitation support. This is because, for children with hearing loss, rehabilitation involves much more than auditory training. When early detection of hearing loss is combined with early hearing device fitting and