LACE AI PRO

Hear better in difficult listening situations

Getting hearing aids is just the beginning. The real challenge comes when you're trying to follow a conversation at a busy cafe, keep up with someone who talks a mile a minute, or remember what was said in a meeting while also taking notes. Your brain needs to learn how to use the new sounds your hearing aids provide. That's where auditory training comes in.

The Audiology Place now offers LACE AI Pro, an evidence-based auditory training program you can use at home to sharpen the listening skills that matter most in everyday life.

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What is LACE AI PRO?

LACE stands for Listening and Communication Enhancement. Think of it as physiotherapy for your ears. The program delivers exercises through an app that target three areas where most people with hearing loss struggle: understanding speech when there's background noise, following rapid speech, and keeping track of what's being said while doing something else (working memory). The AI in the name isn't marketing fluff. The system adjusts the difficulty of each exercise based on how you're performing, so you're always working at just the right level. Too easy and you won't improve. Too hard and you'll give up. LACE keeps you in that productive middle ground.

Does it work?

This is a fair question. Plenty of hearing products make bold claims that don't hold up to scrutiny. LACE has been around for over 20 years and has an unusually strong evidence base for this type of product. More than 80 peer-reviewed publications and 10+ clinical trials have examined its effectiveness. The research consistently shows measurable improvements in speech-in-noise scores (the QuickSIN test is a common benchmark). One finding that caught our attention: clinical trials have shown 80-90% reductions in hearing aid return rates when LACE is bundled with new fittings. People who train their brains alongside getting hearing aids tend to be happier with the result and more likely to actually wear their devices. That tracks with what we see in practice. Success with hearing aids isn't just about the technology sitting in your ear.

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What does the training involve?

You'll work through exercises on your phone, tablet, or computer. The program has over 10,000 exercises across 30+ topics, so you're not doing the same thing repeatedly for weeks on end. Typical sessions run 20-30 minutes. Most people do best with consistent daily practice, though the exact schedule can be tailored to your situation. The app tracks your progress so you can see improvements over time, and we can monitor how you're going remotely. A great part about the LACE AI app, is that the patient has it for life. And as the developers provide upgrades and additions over the years, the patient will get access to all of this new material too.

Who Benefits The Most?

LACE AI Pro is designed for adolescents and adults with hearing difficulties. It's particularly useful if you've recently been fitted with hearing aids and want to get the most out of them. You can hear speech but struggle to understand it clearly (especially in noise), you notice conversations becoming exhausting or you're avoiding social situations because of hearing difficulty, or your hearing test looks better than your real-world experience feels.

A quick note on what it's not: LACE isn't specifically designed for tinnitus management or as a standalone treatment for auditory processing disorder (APD). That said, there's meaningful overlap between the skills it trains and the targets of some APD interventions. As an Audiologist who has focused on APD for over 15 years, Dr Signe has been very excited by this addition to her APD toolbox. If you're dealing with tinnitus or APD alongside general hearing difficulties, we can discuss whether LACE makes sense as part of a broader management plan.