Serious Game for Rehabilitation of Auditory Processing Disorders

A large proportion of patients suffering from blast-related injuries also suffer from traumatic brain injury. Traumatic brain injury often leads to communication impairments associated with (central) auditory processing disorders ((C)APD). Properly designed auditory training has been shown to improve central auditory processing in patients suffering from (C)APD. Creare’s Serious Game for the Rehabilitation of Central Auditory Processes provides a modular audio, visual, and combined audio-visual rehabilitation tool within an Internet-based client–server application that is fully compatible with Internet distribution. The software tool will integrate rehabilitative scenarios that address the primary central auditory functions. The rehabilitative tool will be engaging, adaptive, and rewarding to ensure maximum benefits and patient compliance to the rehabilitation program.