The Neuroscience of Hearing Better

Hearing loss isn’t only about volume — it’s about clarity. Even with properly fitted hearing aids, many people continue to struggle in noisy environments because the brain’s auditory processing network needs retraining. This is where LACE AI Pro comes in.

LACE — Listening and Communication Enhancement — is the world’s leading auditory training platform, clinically validated over two decades and now powered by artificial intelligence. LACE AI Pro adapts in real time to your unique neurological profile, delivering targeted exercises that strengthen the cognitive systems your brain relies on to decode speech. At West Valley Hearing Center, we integrate LACE AI Pro into your complete care plan so your treatment goes beyond the device.

How It Works

A structured, science-backed protocol — personalized for your brain.

Step 1: Neurological Baseline Assessment

Your audiologist at West Valley Hearing Center conducts a comprehensive hearing and auditory processing evaluation. This baseline maps your individual strengths and deficits across the auditory pathway — from peripheral hearing sensitivity to central auditory processing — so the AI can build a training program calibrated precisely to your neurology.

Step 2: Daily Adaptive Brain Training

Just 15 minutes a day — on your phone, tablet, or computer — engages your auditory cortex through progressively challenging exercises. The AI continuously adjusts difficulty based on your real-time performance, ensuring your brain is always working at the optimal level for neuroplastic change.

Step 3: Clinician-Guided Progress Monitoring

Your audiologist tracks your neurological progress in real time through the LACE AI Pro dashboard. As your auditory processing improves, we fine-tune your hearing aid programming and training protocol in tandem — creating a feedback loop that maximizes outcomes at every stage.

What LACE AI Pro Trains

Measurable improvements across the full auditory-cognitive system.

Auditory Processing in Noise

Train across 10,000+ real-world listening environments — from one-on-one conversations to crowded restaurants. LACE AI Pro targets the neural pathways responsible for separating speech from background sound, dramatically improving signal-to-noise performance in the brain.

Working Memory & Auditory Retention

Hearing is a cognitive act. LACE AI Pro strengthens the working memory systems that hold and process incoming speech, reducing the mental effort required to follow conversations and decreasing listening fatigue.

Processing Speed

Slow auditory processing is a leading cause of miscommunication, especially as we age. Targeted exercises accelerate the speed at which your brain decodes speech, improving comprehension in fast-paced conversations.

Selective Attention

The ability to focus on one voice among many is a trainable neural skill. LACE AI Pro builds selective auditory attention through progressively complex listening challenges.

Hearing Aid Neuroadaptation

New hearing aid users frequently experience a period of adjustment as the brain adapts to amplified sound. LACE AI Pro accelerates this neuroadaptation process, reducing adaptation time and ensuring you derive maximum benefit from your devices.

Long-Term Cognitive Protection

Emerging research links untreated hearing loss and auditory underactivation to accelerated cognitive decline. Regular LACE AI Pro training keeps the auditory cortex actively engaged, supporting long-term brain health.

Who Should Consider LACE AI Pro

LACE AI Pro is clinically appropriate for patients who:

  • Wear hearing aids and want to accelerate neuroadaptation and maximize device performance
  • Struggle to follow conversation in noisy environments despite adequate amplification
  • Have received a new diagnosis of sensorineural or age-related hearing loss
  • Experience listening fatigue — mental exhaustion after sustained listening effort
  • Have been diagnosed with central auditory processing disorder (CAPD)
  • Are newly fitted with hearing aids and want to shorten the adjustment period
  • Want to preserve auditory-cognitive function and protect against hearing-related cognitive decline
  • Seek measurable improvement in speech comprehension, with or without hearing aids

Begin Your Auditory Training Program

Schedule a consultation at West Valley Hearing Center. Your audiologist will conduct a full hearing and auditory processing evaluation and determine whether LACE AI Pro is right for your neurological profile.


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