{"id":2215,"date":"2016-06-09T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/adultcochlearimplant\/adultcochlearimplant\/patient-resources\/aural-rehabilitation\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T14:56:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T18:56:51","slug":"aural-rehabilitation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/adultcochlearimplant\/patient-resources\/aural-rehabilitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Aural Rehabilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Congratulations! Now that you got a cochlear implant and had it turned on, you need to learn how to listen and understand all of the new sounds coming from your implant. Research has shown that adults make faster progress in their understanding of speech and sounds using a treatment called Aural Rehabilitation (Aural Rehab).<\/p>\n

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What is Aural Rehab (also called Auditory Therapy)?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Aural Rehab, you will learn how to listen and understand the new sounds that come from your cochlear implant. Aural Rehab can improve your skills when talking with others. Improving these skills may help you feel more secure with your implant.<\/p>\n

Aural Rehab includes exercises that help you:<\/p>\n