SOUND

THERAPY LIFE
CHAN MANG CHEE
PATRICIA TAN MUN EE
SHARMMILA SERIRAMULU
 WHAT IS SOUND THERAPY
LIFE???
Sound Therapy is a self-help
listening program which uses
specially recorded classical music on
a portable player with headphones
to enhance your ear and brain
performance and improve your life.
BENEFITS OF SOUND THERAPY
VIDEO-HOW SOUND THERAPY HELPS THE EAR?
 HOW CAN SOUND THERAPY HELP IN THESE
WAYS?
Science has revealed that the human body is basically a
vibrational frequency entity.
Each cell in your body puts out and also accepts frequencies of
sound. You can think of a sick, or damaged, cell as an out of
tune cell.

Sound therapy has the ability identify these out of tune

frequencies and when these sounds, or frequencies, are
introduced back into your body, your brain then has the ability
to send these in tune, or corrected frequencies to the
damaged cells.
The result is a healing, or a tuning up process.
HOW DOES SOUND THERAPY
WORK?
Sound Therapy International programs use
classical music that has been filtered
through a specialist device - the Electronic
Ear designed by Dr Tomatis - using specific
algorithms and activation filters so that it
becomes a concentrated program to
stimulate the entire auditory pathway,
from the eardrum to the auditory cortex.
VIDEO-THE FILTERED MUSIC OF
SOUND THERAPY
 The complex rhythms, harmonies and melodies of the
classical musicstimulate the brainand soothe the
nervous system. The lower frequencies are
progressively filtered out while leaving the high
frequencies intact, and the sounds fluctuate between
the high and low channels, forcing the ear to
constantly adjust between the different tones. This
gives the ear a complete work-out in the act of
listening, and serves torehabilitate the ear.

In addition, an emphasis is placed on the music

entering through the right ear to encourage
right ear dominance.
 HOW SOUND THERAPY IMPROVES
SPEECH PROBLEMS??
Sound Therapy International programsuse
classical music and spoken stories that have
been filtered through the Electronic Ear device
designed by Dr Tomatis, using specific
algorithms and activation filters that turn the
albums into a concentrated program to
rehabilitate the ear, correct laterality
problems, and stimulate the auditory
processing pathways.
 EXAMPLE
1. Wilson et al (1982) tested the effect of the Tomatis method when used for
language disordered pre-school children over a period of two years.
2. The first group was given a program of remedial intervention called the
Wilson program, which had previously been shown to be effective.
3. The second group received the Tomatis treatment in addition to the Wilson
program.
4. Results of the study indicated that the group receiving the Tomatis
treatment made several gains in advance of the central group. In
particular, testing for auditory closure and sound mimicry showed greater
improvement in the Tomatis group. The assessment of parents and
teachers was that the Tomatis group demonstrated greater ability to
express their thoughts and feelings in words.
 STUTTERING
Stutteringis due to left or mixedlateralitywhere the length
of delay in processing speech exceeds 0.15 - 0.2 seconds
(depending on the language).
Sound Therapy trains the right ear to become
dominant by continually playing more sound with a
higher volume into the right ear.When the right ear
becomes dominant, the language function naturally switches
to the left brain hemisphere, correcting reversed or mixed
laterality. Therefore, when the right ear becomes the directing
ear, the delay is removed, and the stutter can be overcome.
 HEARING SOUNDS CLEARLY
Dr Tomatis discovered thatthe voice can only produce what the ear
hears. The sounds of consonants, such as b, d, p, g and t, are high
frequency sounds and are essential for clear comprehension of speech.
Before children can begin learning to produce these sounds, they must
first be able tohearthem. Sound Therapy
stimulates the hearing capacityand exercises the ear, training it in
particular to receive high frequency sounds that are lost when hearing is
damaged.
This in turn makes a greater range of tonality available to the voice, which
is very important for producing intelligible speech.
TIPS FOR USING SOUND THERAPY FOR SPEECH
PROBLEMS
VIDEO-HOW TO USE SOUND THERAPY?
Listening to filtered music through ear phones on a portable player at a very low volume, during
daily activities or sleep, in the privacy of your own home or while you are out and about.
It won't take any extra time out of your normal daily routine. With a listener's manual plus
support from your Sound Therapy consultant when needed, you are in control of your own
program, and can adjust your listening hours to to fit in with your lifestyle.

Headphones are necessary

Headphonesneed to be worn while listening to Sound Therapy as the high frequency sounds
are so subtle that unless they are played directly into the ear, they would not reach the ear at
all.
The other reason why the headphones are necessary is that training for right ear dominance is
achieved by having more sound go into the right ear.

Keep the volume level as low as possible

The volume should be adjusted so that you canjusthear the music in a quiet room (don't turn
it up when you go into a noisy environment!) Having to turn the music down is a good
indication that the program is working for you.
Because the volume is so low and played on a portable player with headphones, you can listen
to Sound Therapy while undertaking just about any activity, including jogging, reading,
studying, watching TV, working on the computer, travelling, driving the car, having a
conversation, or even sleeping.
 REFERENCES
http://www.alternativesoundtherapy.com/benefits-of-sound-therapy.html
http://alllifecommunity.org/2015/02/modality-of-the-month-sound-therapy-2/
http://www.soundtherapy.com.au/how-it-helps/children/speech-problems-2/
http://www.soundtherapyperth.com/products/programs/tots.php#albums
http://www.soundtherapyperth.com/overview/
THANK YOU