Seeing and Hearing Speech: Lessons in Lipreading and Listening exploits the multimedia capabilities of personal computers to allow people to train and practice lip-reading at their own pace and at home. This new interactive CD-ROM from Sensimetrics Corporation contains carefully planned lessons that help people combine what they see with what they hear to understand speech better. Seeing and Hearing Speech uses the latest multimedia technology and computer-aided learning techniques to provide extensive, convenient lipreading training on computers running Windows.

Of all the sounds to which we are exposed, speech is by far the most important. Speech provides a direct communication link to other people - family, friends, co-workers - as well as access to information and entertainment from radio, television and recordings. The impairment in speech communication that accompanies hearing loss can lead to feelings of frustration and social isolation. Hearing aids can help, but they usually do not restore hearing to normal.

It is understandable that people with hearing impairment should seek to enhance their ability to combine visual and auditory information for understanding speech. Unfortunately, lipreading training is not widely available, and even when training is offered, it is usually given in brief sessions at an audiologist's office. Now this training can be given conveniently and at your own pace on a personal computer.

“[Seeing and Hearing Speech] is easy to use, and the instructions are clear.  The software is nicely organized with straightforward navigation.  The video recordings are very clear.  The speech samples are produced by a variety of talkers, some easy to lipread, others more difficult.  Rehabilitative audiologists should find it a valuable addition to their tools chest, and it will be enthusiastically received by many of their clients.”  Arthur Boothroyd, Ear and Hearing, February 2003

Windows® System Requirements
• Intel® Pentium® III or faster processor
• Microsoft Windows® XP/Vista/7/8
• 256 MB (or more) RAM
• 500 MB of available hard disk space
• CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive