Bend My Ear Blog

The latest O/S this app will work on is android 15

I will no longer be updating this project. However due to new Google and cellphone added security , when You download this app there will be a security warning. The App has no safety problems . It does not access files or the internet. You may safely install the app. This old version still works well.

Opened up the sentence field as it was dropping words on the larger sentences.
Also managed to use the whole of the screen height which improves the screen layout .

Made some minor changes to the App appearance, No change to the way the App works.

Added the ability to play a sentence with the voice that setup on the Phone.
I enjoy the challenge of the American accent but it is sometimes very difficult to follow.
I decided to add the Phone voice to the App. You can download a voice to suit you.
I still recommend that You download the real program from http://angelsound.tigerspeech.com
There you will find a program for Windows or several Apps for Iphone and Ipad.
The reason for my App is that Angel is not available for Android.

Gave presentation to local hear2day group .
Created a step by step pdf to select a book from Gutenberg Books and play with @Voice App.
Check the 'files' directory.

REFERENCES for CI Users.

Great diagrams of the whole Auditory and Vestibular Systems
http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/auditory-and-vestibular-systems-sensory-system-part-1/
Medels forum for CI's very good . rehab section has references
https://forum.hearpeers.com
Mary Beth video , very inspirational
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uAG0fCgafqk&time_continue=10
List of Forums and Blogs.
https://www.hearinglink.org/connect/blogs-forums/
Just gives audio definitions of loudness.
https://cochlearimplanthelp.com/journey/choosing-a-cochlear-implant/input-dynamic-range-idr/
Accessories for CI processors.
https://www.medel.com/hearing-solutions/accessories/design-covers
Accessable Devices and Apps
https://www.gari.info
For hearing aps etc , compiled by an audiologist.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jBcMgGGKgUY2myJz8749IIZIWFwjlxBUjcy35SnahPo/htmlview?hl=en_US
Angel training program plus some iphone programs.
https://angelsound.tigerspeech.com
Peter and the wolf
https://youtu.be/MfM7Y9Pcdzw
Young persons guide to orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WrlwY-Kjp4
Online site following on for Young Persons Guide.
Great for kids . Good musical instrument examples.
http://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org
Imap music program download fun , amazing music training program.
www.morefrommusic.org
Plays articles with text on a huge variety of topics.
https://newsineasyenglish.com
https://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/what-s-new-for-cochlear-23586
Cochlear Implant State of The art 2018
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5818683/
PDF on mapping.
http://www.eargroup.net/wwwuploads/manuscripts/1404122828_Publi100%20Vaerenberg%202014%20PhD%20Public.pdf
Article on frequency control in CI.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lio2.71
Apps for Android
Live Transcribe from Playstore, Speech to Text .Needs quiet but good for emergency.
Speech Texter from Playstore Speech to text . Better than Live Transcribe.
Easy Voice Text Reader.

This Friday was a good day. All the user had to do on his Samsung was give permission for the 'files' program to install an app.
App working , happy user.

This Friday was a good day. All the user had to do on his Samsung was give permission for the 'files' program to install an app.
App working , happy user.

I hear Samsung Galaxy A30 refuses to download the App. Will be checking this out on Friday 13th (Yeah!!)

Welcome to the world of those that cannot hear so well.
My hearing started going down hill at the age of 60. by the time I was 79 I got a score of 12% for word perception.
I am now privileged to have a cochlear implant and the improvement is amazing.
I NEED TO PRACTICE LISTENING.
There are quite a few programs for PCs and cellphones available. My favourite is Angel from Tiger Speech .
Visit www.emilyfufoundation.org
However I wanted something for my Android phone that I could use whenever I have a spare moment.
One thing I also discovered is that if you can read a word or sentence while listening to it, the exercise is very much easier.
My App uses the 1440 sentences taken from Angel. It selects a sentence randomly and plays it. You can repeat playing it until you understand it. The sentences are really tricky so if you give up You can display the sentence. When You replay it hopefully You will hear it perfectly.
I have added the ability to add background noise to make it even more challenging and You can play it slower to make it easier (playing the sentence slower sometimes makes it more distorted).
I hope this App will be of help.
Peter
PS....
This whole exercise has been a hugh cut and paste effort. I would like to acknowledge the fabulous articles on coding and Android Studio
that so many people have contributed.