Those of us whose hearing is on the decline are often confronted with a dilemma: what to do regarding beloved entertainment venues we enjoy. Whether at the movies or in the theater, it’s often hard to hear the dialogue, even with hearing aids in place. Well, for New York theatergoers, there’s now an app for that! Introducing the GalaPro app, an Israeli-developed tech tool that allows you to use your smart phone as a way to get live closed captioning for theater performances. The app was developed in a way to ensure it keeps up with the actual performance and the lighting and set-up is such that it won’t disturb other patrons. Read about it, and listen to this NPR story about it where it’s currently available, Here. And speaking of apps: Harvard researchers have now developed a brain game app that teaches your brain how to distinguish speech from random noise, which is a problem hearing aids cannot really address. So turn down the tv and read more about their work Here.

Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/…