Apps Archives | Hearing Like Me

May 31, 2023

Published by Editorial Staff at May 31, 2023

myPhonak portal gives hearing aid users more control

Ready to take control of your hearing loss journey? MyPhonak.com, an online portal, makes it easy to organize your hearing information, contact your audiologist and find information to help you […]

May 25, 2022

Published by Danielle Guth at May 25, 2022

Live captioning coming to Apple devices

The moment many of us have been waiting for is finally here! Apple has released new, innovative accessibility features on a variety of its devices to accommodate multiple disabilities. The […]

April 8, 2022

Published by Melissa Hyder at April 8, 2022

How the myPhonak Junior app empowers my child with hearing loss

The myPhonak Junior app is an amazing way to empower my child with hearing loss to build the needed skills to become a confident, independent, and successful adult.

July 21, 2021

Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at July 21, 2021

Phone captioning apps for people with hearing loss

We tend to use it for everything except making actual phone calls. Now there are phone captioning apps that allow us to make and receive phone calls.

April 28, 2021

Published by Ashley Derrington at April 28, 2021

How Clubhouse App Lacks Accessibility

Clubhouse is the hot, new up-and-coming social platform to hit the scene, but its audio-based networking has some accessibility issues. Clubhouse is essentially a place where users can create chat […]

November 16, 2020

Published by Pete Fulford at November 16, 2020

myPhonak app lets me pretend I’m an audiologist

The myPhonak app is designed to give Phonak wearers a more enhanced and personalized hearing experience.

June 1, 2020

speech-to-text apps for deaf and hard of hearing people

Published by Lisa A. Goldstein at June 1, 2020

Speech-to-Text apps for the deaf community

Live transcribe, Otter.ai, and Ava are some of the speech-to-text apps that work well for the deaf and hard of hearing community.

December 6, 2018

Published by Ellie Parfitt at December 6, 2018

Huawei’s StorySign app making reading more accessible to deaf children

The technology giant, Huawei, went above and beyond to make children’s reading times more accessible through their new StorySign app! For young deaf children, access to language is one […]

November 26, 2018

Published by markbarnard at November 26, 2018

Tips and Apps to help Deaf people prepare for an emergency

Fires, car crashes, active crime – there are so many situations where one might need to call for help – and for people with hearing loss, communicating during these times […]

May 22, 2018

Published by Melissa Hyder at May 22, 2018

A fun way to learn animal sounds and grow communication skills for children with hearing loss

Spontaneous dance parties and nonstop giggles were some of the advantages that my daughter and I experienced this week while using the BabyBeats app by Phonak and Advanced Bionics. BabyBeats™ […]

May 16, 2018

Published by Melissa Hyder at May 16, 2018

Engaging and fun speech activities we use at home for babies, toddlers and children

Speech activities for children with hearing loss don’t have to be a boring or frustrating experience. In fact, working on speech can be fun and connecting. Developing speech and language […]

April 12, 2018

Published by Melissa Hyder at April 12, 2018

How exploring instruments can help develop listening skills for children with hearing loss

My daughter, Sayge, and I have been diving into the BabyBeats app created by Phonak and Advanced Bionics. Babybeats™ app is an early intervention resource that helps children with hearing loss […]

April 2, 2018

Published by Melissa Hyder at April 2, 2018

Music-based early intervention app makes listening exercises fun

When I first found out about Ayden and Sayge’s hearing loss diagnosis, one of my first questions was, how do I help them; how do I get them the resources […]

February 13, 2018

Published by Editorial Staff at February 13, 2018

This new app helps people with hearing loss enjoy theaters

A new free app called The Galapro App is making theaters more accessible for deaf and hard of hearing people by providing closed captions directly to their phone. This is big […]

February 1, 2017

Published by Angie Aspinall at February 1, 2017

How video chat can transform relationships for people with hearing loss

As someone with single-sided hearing loss, video chat has transformed my relationships. Video chat allows you to lip-read or use sign language.

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