Hearing is essential to our every relationship,
social event, work meeting and our ability to be connected with,
communicate and play a vital role in our families. Sound Therapy has
helped thousands of people to hear more easily, improving
relationships, reducing social stress and frustration, improving career
performance, self esteem and enjoyment of life.
When a member of the family begins to lose their
hearing, it is often the other members who notice it first and are most
affected by it. Those who are losing their hearing often deny that it
is happening and believe others are just not speaking clearly. Some
early signs of hearing loss are difficulty hearing in a noisy room,
known as Cocktail Party
Syndrome, needing the TV turned up louder than everybody else,
misunderstanding words or having to ask people to repeat themselves.
One of the reasons for the denial, is that people may hate the idea of
wearing a hearing aid.
Loss of hearing affects social participation more
than any other sense. Language is our means of communicating with
people so all aspects of life are affected including work,
relationships, family, education and recreation. For many people this
can be devastating, affecting their career, leading to lowered self
esteem, reduced income, social isolation and reduced options in life.
It is important to take steps to improve ones hearing ability both by
using hearing aids, if appropriate, and with Sound Therapy which
directly enhances the performance of the natural ear.
Sound Therapy offers a great alternative for
several reasons:
It may eliminate or delay the need for hearing
aids in mild cases of hearing loss
It tunes up high frequency hearing, making
speech comprehension easier
It is a natural approach, improving the body's
own function rather than compensating with a device
For hearing aid users, Sound Therapy helps them
to use their hearing aids more successfully. This is because it
activates the ear muscles, improving the focusing function of the ear
and improves central auditory processing. Some hearing aid users get
such significant improvement from Sound Therapy that they no longer
need hearing aids.
Psychological factors - inability to resolve
personal issues and communicate.
Otosclerosis - overgrowth of the cochlear bone
which results in fusing the stapes to the cochlea.
How does Sound Therapy help hearing?
Sound Therapy helps in three ways.
1. Exercising the muscles.
The middle ear contains two tiny muscles, the
tensor tympani and the stapedius. Good muscle tone and flexibility is
essential for the fine tuning of the middle ear mechanism. The
alternating high and low frequencies cause the ear muscles to
repeatedly tense and relax. This exercise restores muscle tone and
improves the functioning of the whole ear mechanism.
2. Stimulating the cilia.
On the Sound Therapy tapes the low frequency (low
tone) sounds are progressively removed and the high frequencies are
augmented. These high frequency sounds stimulate the cilia (the fine,
hair like sensory cells in the inner ear). Where the cilia have been
flattened by too much noise, the high frequency sound stimulates them
to return to their upright position. This restores the person's hearing
in the high frequencies.
3. Psychological opening.
Hearing is sometimes closed down to some extent
for psychological reasons. Sound Therapy encourages resolution of
psychological issues by reintroducing high frequency sound and
re-creating the pre-birth experience of sound. As the psychological
issues are resolved, the person can allow themselves to open to the
full range of hearing.
For more information on the Sound Therapy program
it is recommended that you read the book:
Sound Therapy: Music to Recharge your
Brain, by Patricia and Rafaele Joudry.
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