Sound Therapy The field of sound therapy was pioneered by the French ear, nose and throat specialist, Dr Tomatis in the late 1940s when he discovered that he could repair the damaged hearing of opera singers and factory workers by playing to them the sounds they could no longer hear. He discovered the link between the ear and the voice and discovered that by improving the way we listen, he could dramatically improve learning, balance, coordination and posture as well as communication and creativity. Listening is very different to hearing. listening is an active process we can choose to do while hearing is passive and automatic. As the ear and brain becomes receptive to high frequency sounds, energy and performance increases and a feeling of wellness becomes more common. While sound therapy is relatively new in the U.S., it has a long tradition in Europe. There are now many forms of sound therapy marketed under various names: Auditory retraining Listening retraining Music based auditory retraining Tomatis Sound Therapy uses specially recorded acoustically-modified classical music and nature sounds to retrain the way you process sound and the way you listen. It stimulates the vestibular system in the inner ear which then stimulates the Limbic System in the brain to allow you to focus on those sounds which are useful to you and to filter out those that are not. It can restore the ability to hear frequencies which may have become diminished through ear infections or loud noise exposure. Because it also affects the Limbic System (the emotional center of the brain) it can affect behavior and anger issues as well. Sound Therapy Articles and Research   Retraining of Auditory Frequency Discrimination Following Traumatic Brain Injury by P. J. Potter, O. Marymak, J. Hsieh, K. C. Hayes   Auditory Re-Training - a personal experience by Kay Pittelkow   A Pilot Study on The Listening Program¨ by David Siever   Scrambled Sounds by Laura Stephenson Carter   A case study of a five-year-old child with pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified using sound-based interventions by Amy J, Nwora, Bryan M. Gee   Audio-Visual Entrainment: The Application of Audio-Visual Entrainment for the Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder by David Siever   A Pilot Study on The Listening Program by Ron Minson, MD   A Pilot Study on The Listening Program¨ The Colony by Don Harris, MS, CCC-SLP   Pilot Study on The Listening Program Quincy Schools by Don Harris, MS, CCC-SLP   PILOT STUDY THE LISTENING PROGRAM¨ THORP SCHOOLS by Don Harris, MS, CCC-SLP   Google Search . ADD, ADHD, brain training, brain, behavior, emotional, neurotherapy, neurofeedback, HEG neurofeedback, neurotherapy training, neurofeedback training, migraine, headache, migraine treatment, sleep, insomnia, Sleep Disorders, ADD, ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Fibromyalgia, Asthma, Chronic Pain, TBI, Brain Injuries, brain injury, stress, peak performance, Martha M. Grout, Stephanie Reese, Relaxation, Cognitive Decline, Dementia, mild cognitive impairment, MCI, Tourettes Syndrome, Attachment Disorder, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, BCIA, biofeedback certification, HEG, hemoencephalograpy, brain map, QEEG, EEG, trans magnetic stimulation, mindfulness, TOVA, alpha-theta, brain biofeedback, neurotherapy FAQ, Counseling, Hypnotherapy, bipolar, listening program, coach, life coach, brain fog