Training: Aural rehabilitation therapists use various techniques to train individuals with hearing aids to listen more effectively in different listening environments (noisy restaurants, crowded rooms). This might involve practicing auditory discrimination (identifying subtle differences in sounds) and sound localization (identifying where sounds are coming from).

Strategies: Therapists teach strategies to optimize listening, such as using visual cues (facial expressions, body language), asking for clarification, and rephrasing to improve comprehension.

Technology: Aural rehabilitation can help individuals utilize their hearing aids effectively to maximize speech understanding. Therapists can guide adjustments to hearing aid settings based on individual needs and listening environments.

Communication Techniques: Therapists can teach strategies to improve speech clarity for conversation partners, such as speaking slowly and facing the listener directly.

Early Intervention: For children with hearing loss, early aural rehabilitation is crucial for language development. Therapists can provide strategies to stimulate language skills, vocabulary building, and exposure to spoken language despite hearing limitations.

Maximizing Residual Hearing: Therapists help children make the most of their remaining hearing to learn and develop language skills as effectively as possible.

Monitoring: Aural rehabilitation can help individuals with hearing loss monitor their own speech production. With reduced auditory feedback, individuals might not always be aware of volume, pitch, or clarity issues. Therapists can provide feedback and strategies to improve articulation and overall speech intelligibility.

Confidence Building: Effective communication fosters confidence. Aural rehabilitation empowers individuals with hearing loss to communicate clearly and participate actively in conversations, reducing frustration and social isolation.