Live captions for hearing loss

Recording and live captions serve different needs

A recording transcript is generated after a segment of speech. Live captions appear while someone is speaking, making them better for quick exchanges, appointments and conversations where you need immediate context.

Useful situations

• One-to-one conversations, shops and public services.
• Meetings where visual text helps you follow the discussion.
• Medical appointments where speech can later be confirmed in writing.
• Conversations with people who speak Mandarin or a supported dialect.

What to evaluate before choosing a caption app

1. Delay: how quickly words appear and how interruptions are handled.
2. Environment: performance in streets, restaurants and meeting rooms.
3. Language: whether the app supports the languages and accents you use.
4. Offline use: whether core speech recognition continues without a connection.
5. Display: whether captions can float over other apps or remain visible when the phone is in use.
6. Privacy: whether audio is uploaded, stored or retained.

How SENSRING combines communication and sound awareness

SENSRING provides phone speech-to-text and floating captions for accessible communication. Supported environmental sounds can also produce a vibration alert on the finger, so a doorbell or alarm can arrive through touch while spoken information appears as text.

Getting better results

• Point the microphone toward the speaker and reduce distance.
• Ask the speaker to slow down and finish sentences.
• Test microphone and overlay permissions before the appointment.
• Keep a text app or notepad as a backup.