How Sound Therapy Provides Developmental Changed

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How Sound Therapy Provides Developmental Change
Dorinne Davis, MA, CCC-A, FAAA, RCTC, BARA The Davis Center, Succasunna, NJ www.thedaviscenter.com
What is Sound Therapy and how does it help development?
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The origins of sound therapy come from the work of Dr. Alfred Tomatis The concepts are based on the connection between the voice, the ear, and the brain Sound therapy supports the natural biological development of the child.
How Does Sound Impact Us?
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We hear sound through our ears, our skin, our bones, our sense of touch, and our cells It affects our physical wellbeing, emotions, and response to the world around us We must hear sound correctly in order to process what is being said
Sound Is:
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Sound moves in waves Sound’s vibration impacts more than the cochlea. It impacts our entire body. Sound is more than music.
Sound Therapy makes positive change with Learning, Development, and Wellness by using:
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The scientific principles of the Voice, Ear, Brain Connection, and The body’s cellular response to sound stimulation
What are sound-based therapies?
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Sound-based therapy uses sound vibration to impact the body with special equipment, programs, modified music, and/or specific tones/beats, the need for which is identified with appropriate testing.
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Davis, D. How sound-based therapy can help the Isodicentric 15 Individuals. Idic 15 conference, Chicago, IL: 2005
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The field of sound therapy encompasses many different soundbased therapies, which can be utilized separately with good results, but will have more impact when followed in the correct foundational continuum.
Important Concepts to Discuss
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Human Response Terminology Auditory facts Anatomy/Physiology of the Ear Scientific Principles
Human Response: The Positive Impact of Sound
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Calming and relaxing Uplifting Brings into focus Creates awareness of world Motivates Enhances responsiveness
Negative Impact of Sound
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Wants to be isolated when too much sound Avoids noisy situations Has difficulty listening in background noise Avoids talking to others or hogs the conversation Appears over anxious
Negative Impact on the Special Needs Child
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Will cover ears Will turn TV volume up Has fear of sound (phobia) Will tune out the world Dislikes background noise Will react sometimes and not others May act “deaf”
Auditory Deprivation
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The body does not receive the necessary stimulation to enhance the connective networks between the ear, the brain, and/or the rest of the body.
Misperception of Sound
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Hypersensitivity to sound Stilted learning Disconnected speech Difficulty listening in background noise Auditory processing timing lag Weak auditory discrimination skills
Misperceptions Continued
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Localization of sound Emotional Instability Attention and focusing weaknesses Vestibular and balance disorders Health and well-being issues
Terms: HEARING, LISTENING, AND PERCEPTION
1.Hearing is the physical act of utilizing the ear to receive sound 2.Listening involves using the brain in conjunction with the physical act of receiving sound. (Involves a mental process) 3.Perception is how the brain receives and uses sound
Auditory facts:
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1. The ear is the only sensory system fully functioning in utero 2. Hearing is the last sense to go before we die By its very development and use, the ear is major to a child’s growth and learning.
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3. The ear is more than your hearing sense; it is responsible for your vestibular function—balance, coordination, muscle tone, eye-hand coordination, proprioception, and more.
4. The auditory pathways are in 90% of the brain. 5. There are more auditory nerve root endings than any other type
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Anatomy: The Ear is the Major Sensory Stimulator for the Body
It stimulates our sense of: * taste * touch * sight * smell * hearing Additionally, it affects our balance, emotions, digestion, and social skills.
The Ear
Anatomy: The Living Matrix
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There is a continuous interconnected web of cells called the ‘living matrix’ that allows sound energy vibration to channel information to all parts of the body.
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James Oschman, author of Energy Medicine
Cells are Sound Resonators
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Every cell is a sound resonator and responds to sounds outside of the body. All parts of the body respond to vibrations and affect physical, emotional, and mental states. Electrical energy is released from the cells and spread throughout the body.
Anatomy: BRAINWAVES
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Brainwaves are a bio-electrical source for sending vibration through the circulatory system, the peripheral nerves, and the soft tissue network. These brainwaves regulate nervous system operation. They create the energy field around neurons to change, thereby determining sensitivity. They only respond when the energy field is sufficient to create a response.
Science: 5 Laws
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3 established by Dr. Alfred Tomatis in 1957 known as The Tomatis Effect 2 established by Dorinne Davis in 2004 known as The Davis Addendum® to The Tomatis Effect
(French Academie of Science,1957) (Acoustical Society of America, Nov 2004)
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These laws summarized say that there is a connection between the Voice, the Ear, and the Brain. If the voice is modified, the ear changes and the input to the brain and the response to the body is repatterned.
Science: Kirchhoff’s Principle
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“The frequencies absorbed by a molecule are identical to the frequencies emitted by a molecule when excited.” Every cell in our body also emits a sound as well as absorbs a sound.
Smithsonian Magazine, March 2004
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The Davis Model of Sound Intervention®
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1. Uses the Voice-Ear-Brain Connection in its approach to learning and development 2. Uses the natural biological evidence provided by our body to enhance learning, development, and wellness
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We need to stimulate the brain with frequency, duration, and intensity to make change. We need to balance the voice, ear, brain connection with this frequency, duration, and intensity in the correct order for maximum change to occur.
The Davis Model of Sound Intervention
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The Davis Model of Sound Intervention is based on a total person approach. Maximum learning is supported by maximum wellness. This is accomplished using the interventions described in The Tree of Sound Enhancement Therapy™. This combination maximizes and maintains the body’s responses.
The Tree of Sound Enhancement Therapy Protocol®--a Developmental flow chart for the administration of sound therapy.
Developmental Flow
1. Sense of Hearing
Developmental Flow
1. Sense of Hearing 2. General Sound Processing Connections
Developmental Flow
1. Sense of Hearing 2. General Sound Processing Connections 3. Specific Auditory Processing Skills
Developmental Flow
1. Sense of Hearing 2. General Sound Processing Connections 3. Specific Auditory Processing Skills 4. Academic skills
Developmental Flow
1. Sense of Hearing 2. General Sound Processing Connections 3. Specific Auditory Processing Skills 4. Academic Skills 5. Overall body stability and maintenance
The Davis Center
Sound Therapy; Education Division
Root System (AIT)
Auditory Integration Training
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A ten day program listening for ½ hour 2 times a day Uses special music and equipment to stimulate a muscle in the middle ear Should be done with little additional sensory stimulation
Auditory Integration Training: Hearing Sensitivity Audiogram
The Davis Center’s Research
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1. Measuring pre and post acoustic reflexes Subjects: 259
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91% made change from very low to normal 8% made change almost to normal 1% stayed same or regressed
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AIT: What are the benefits?
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Improved “sense of hearing” Increased attention to auditory stimuli Better eye contact Improved “sense of self” Improved language skills Improved articulation And anything else related to improved ‘hearing’ of sound stimulation
The Davis Center
Sound Therapy; Education Division
Seed (REI®)
REI
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Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention (REI)-- a MusicMedicine therapy program Uses auditory rhythmic stimulation Includes two custom-made audio CDs Listen 20 minutes per day for 10 weeks
What are REI® Benefits?
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Reach basal body rhythms for difficult to treat Offer a continuum of service at home Help maintain focus and attention Can be used before or after Roots, Trunk, Leaves and Branches, and Maintenance
The Davis Center
Sound Therapy; Education Division
Root System (AIT)
Trunk (Listening Training Programs: Tomatis®, EnListen®)
The Tomatis Method
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Dr. Alfred Tomatis, a French physician and researcher, developed the “Tomatis Method” after years of research
The Tomatis Effect
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The voice can only produce what the ear hears.
Tomatis Listening Test
While listening:
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Draw Work puzzles Play games Engage in dialogue Activities to integrate reflex and sensory systems
Draw
Work Puzzles
Play Games
Engage in Dialogue
Sensory Activities
The Program
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Typical Program: 15 days listening 2 hrs per day; 36 wks off; 15 more days listening 2 hrs per day
Results
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attention and focus communication skills oral motor skills facial muscle tone vestibular balance posture and rhythm social interaction reading handwriting
100 Autistic Children: Percent of Positive Change Reported by Parents Post Tomatis
Tomatis: What are the benefits?
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Decreased hypersensitivities Improved language skills Less aggressive behaviors Improved social skills Better eye contact Better Self Image Improved Learning Skills: reading, writing, spelling, And so much more!!!
The Davis Center
Sound Therapy; Education Division
Root System (AIT) Trunk (Listening Training Programs: Tomatis®, LIFT®)
Upper Trunk/ Lower Leaves and Branches (TLP™: Interactive Metronome®, Samonas™)
The Listening Program
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The Listening Program is a generic listening program that can support and enhance listening, attention, focus, organization, and learning skills.
TLP: What are the Benefits?
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Generic program for multiple learning disabilities. Short and simple to introduce and administer Students can use independently Changes seen for learning and sense of self Helps make higher functioning changes Can be used at home or at leisure Used as a support to maintain change after Listening Training Programs
Interactive Metronome
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Uses metronome beat and interactive response to develop rhythm and timing Impacts organization and focusing skills
What are IM® Benefits?
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Increased attention without distraction Improved planning and sequencing skills Improved mental concentration Improved physical motion skills Improved cognition and academic performance Better control of aggression
Samonas®
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Developed by Ingo Steinbach, a sound engineer Used spectral technology to heighten listening attention to the structural elements in natural sound—called this SONAS (sounds of optimal natural structure).
What are Samonas™ Benefits?
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Used to help stimulate all levels of foundational change Best if used after Listening Training Programs Can be used in home
The Davis Center
Root System (AIT)
Sound Therapy; Education Division
Trunk (Listening Training Programs: Tomatis®, LIFT®)
Upper Trunk/Lower Leaves and Branches (TLP™: Interactive Metronome®, Samonas™)
Lower Leaves and Branches (Fast ForWord® Earobics®)
Fast ForWord
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Developed from Dr.’s Tallal and Merzenich’s research Parent company is Scientific Learning Corporation
What are FF® benefits?
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Improved temporal sequencing skills Faster response time receptively Enhanced learning skills Improved reading skills Improved listening in background noise And any other skill that uses better processing skills
The Davis Center
Sound Therapy; Wellness Division
Maintenance of Tree (BioAcoustics®, The Voice)
The body is an orchestra comprised of many different instruments.
As long as the instruments are in tune, the body is in tune.
How can we determine if your body is in tune?
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In reality, each of our body’s ‘instruments’ represent a specific frequency or sound. Every part of our body is made up of atoms and molecules. By their very nature, these particles move. Where there is movement, science knows there is friction. Where there is friction, there is frequency; and where there is frequency, there is sound.
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So, our body represents many thousands of frequencies!! The easiest way to determine if our body’s frequencies are staying in tune is through vocal analysis.
Voiceprint
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When the frequencies of the body become distorted, the voiceprint will display these distortions.
BioAcoustics explores the
potential that the voice is a mathematical representation of the body.
Vocal analysis has supported the notion that the Body is a Mathematical Matrix of Predictable Frequency Relationships.
Frequency Equivalents
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A numeric representation of an element, compound or structure within the body; Including muscles, biochemicals, nutrients, toxins, connective tissue, nerves, organs and pathogens.
Before Sound Presentation
After Sound Presentatio n
Vocal Analysis Printout
Comparison to urinalysis
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Vocal analysis
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Urinalysis
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Arsenic HH Bismuth H Boron H Chromium Picolinate H Cobalt Hydrocarbonyl H Copper Arsenite H Lithium Acetate H Potassium H Sodium I Zirconium L
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Arsenic present RR Bismuth present RR Boron present RR Chromium Picolinate present RR Cobalt present RR Copper present RR Lithium present RR Potassium present RR Sodium present RR Zirconium present RR
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What are BioA™ benefits?
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BioAcoustics assists the body in supporting its own natural form and function
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overall wellness muscular/skeletal issues enhanced learning skills Specific wellness issues Vaccination concerns Hormonal issues complement or supplement to other wellness practitioners
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The connections between the voice, the ear, and the brain The cell’s response to sound The Diagnostic Evaluation for Therapy Protocol (DETP™)
DETP®
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Provides solutions to understanding the complexities of soundbased therapies
Stability Progression
1. Sense of Hearing 2. General Sound Processing Connections 3. Specific Auditory Processing Skills 4. Academic Skills 5. Overall body stability and maintenance
Perceptual Growth
LEAVES Fast ForWord® Interactive Metronome® ROOT SYSTEM Berard Auditory Integration Training
TRUNK Tomatis® EnListen® SYSTEM MAINTENANCE BioAcoustics The Voice
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It is not the disability that is helped. Sound-based therapies, as directed by The Tree of Sound Enhancement Therapy™, address the challenges of many learning, development, and wellness issues.
Can we make change?: Autism Characteristics
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Hypersensitivity to sound Vestibular imbalances Balance and coordination issues Social connectedness Receptive/Expressive language Pragmatics of Language Awareness of the world around them
Autism continued
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Eye contact Handwriting Listening skills Fine and Gross motor skills Oral motor skills Tuning out the world Attention and focus
In Summary
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All sound therapies are not the same! Although any sound therapy can make change, it is the correct order of the administration of sound therapies that can make the greatest impact. The order is identified from testing.
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It is important to combine
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The Voice-Ear-Brain Connection The scientific biological principles of our body’s cell structure Sound Therapies administered in the correct order
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To Make Positive Change in Learning, Development, and Wellness
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Contact Information
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