Mumble Melody vs Audiogram Tone Test

Welcome to the Mumble Melody App, and thank you for your interest in stuttering research and modulated auditory feedback! We are researchers from MIT exploring the use of new auditory feedback modalities to help increase fluency for People Who Stutter (PWS). This app is a work in progress based on our research that aims to gather user feedback and better understand what aspects of the experience are most important for PWS. You can use the app by yourself for speech training or during discussion. Feel free to explore the different modes and presets to find the least distracting and more efficient for you. If you believe you start habituating to one mode after a few hours/days, try switching to a different mode. To use the app, you need wired headphones/earbuds with an embedded microphone. Do not attempt to connect it on Bluetooth or speaker as it may create a feedback effect. Note that this approach does not intend to cure or fix stuttering. Stuttering is a very complex condition, still not completely understood by the research community, and it comes with influential social and identity-forging elements. Our goal through distributing this app is to gather feedback from potential users to help improve the science and research on stuttering. Please be aware that the research is ongoing, and Musically Modulated Auditory Feedback might not work for all users. If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact us at mumblemelody@mit.edu.

Discover more than just hearing thresholds. Discover nervous system imbalance. Audiogram Tone Test is not just another audiogram tool. It’s a revolutionary auditory testing experience designed by world-class audiologists, capable of revealing much more than conventional audiograms ever could. *Test from 30 Hz to 16,000 Hz: explore low-frequency sensitivity far beyond the standard audiogram starting at 250 Hz. *Target left or right ear independently for accurate, directional hearing profiles. *Tap to mark thresholds, view live updates on the graph, and export/share instantly. *Download a clean text report of all threshold data for clinical or research use. Why low frequencies matter: Many patients live with heightened low-frequency hearing and don’t even realize it, a sign their middle ear muscles aren't working properly. This muscle reflex, which helps us naturally attenuate low-frequency sounds, can become impaired in individuals with trauma-related autonomic nervous system dysregulation. In survival states (fight, flight, or freeze), the body may increase sensitivity to low-frequency noise as if preparing for danger, like a caveperson listening for distant predators. Today, this same system may create hypersensitive hearing and discomfort in modern environments. This app may be the first time users discover they hear some pitches abnormally loud… and it might just be the first clue their nervous system is working against them. Whether you’re an audiologist, trauma researcher, speech therapist, or brain-based practitioner, this app opens the door to new insights. Audiogram Tone Test is your portal to hearing health + nervous system awareness. Built by audiologists. Backed by neuroscience. Designed to spark healing.