How Sound Therapy Provides Developmental Change

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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

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What is Sound Therapy and how does it help
development?

• 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.

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How Does Sound Impact Us?

• We hear sound through our ears, our skin, our
  bones, our sense of touch, and our cells
• It affects our physical well-being, emotions, and
  response to the world around us
• We must hear sound correctly in order to process
  what is being said

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Sound Is

• Sound moves in waves
• Sounds vibration impacts more than the cochlea.
  It impacts our entire body.
• Sound is more than music.

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Sound Therapy makes positive change with
Learning, Development, and Wellness by using

• The scientific principles of the Voice, Ear,
  Brain Connection, and
• The bodys cellular response to sound stimulation

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What are sound-based therapies?

• 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.
• 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 sound-based therapies, which can be
  utilized separately with good results, but will
  have more impact when followed in the correct
  foundational continuum.

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Important Concepts to Discuss

• Human Response
• Terminology
• Auditory facts
• Anatomy/Physiology of the Ear
• Scientific Principles

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Human Response The Positive Impact of Sound

• Calming and relaxing
• Uplifting
• Brings into focus
• Creates awareness of world
• Motivates
• Enhances responsiveness

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Negative Impact of Sound

• 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

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Negative Impact on the Special Needs Child

• 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

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Auditory Deprivation

• 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.

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Misperception of Sound

• Hypersensitivity to sound
• Stilted learning
• Disconnected speech
• Difficulty listening in background noise
• Auditory processing timing lag
• Weak auditory discrimination skills

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Misperceptions Continued

• Localization of sound
• Emotional Instability
• Attention and focusing weaknesses
• Vestibular and balance disorders
• Health and well-being issues

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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

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Auditory facts

• 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 childs growth and learning.

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• 3. The ear is more than your hearing sense it
  is responsible for your vestibular
  functionbalance, 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.

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The Ear
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Anatomy The Living Matrix

• There is a continuous inter-connected web of
  cells called the living matrix that allows
  sound energy vibration to channel information to
  all parts of the body.
• James Oschman, author of Energy Medicine

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Cells are Sound Resonators

• 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.

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Anatomy BRAINWAVES

• 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.

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Science 5 Laws

• 3 established by Dr. Alfred Tomatis in 1957 known
  as The Tomatis Effect (French Academie of
  Science,1957)
• 2 established by Dorinne Davis in 2004 known as
  The Davis Addendum to The Tomatis Effect
  (Acoustical Society of America, Nov 2004)
• 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.

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Science Kirchhoffs Principle

• 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

• 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.

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The Davis Model of Sound Intervention

• 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 bodys
  responses.

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• The Tree of Sound
• Enhancement
• Therapy Protocol--a
• Developmental
• flow chart for the administration of sound
  therapy.

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Developmental Flow

• 1. Sense of Hearing

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Developmental Flow

• 1. Sense of Hearing
• 2. General Sound Processing Connections

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Developmental Flow

• 1. Sense of Hearing
• 2. General Sound Processing Connections
• 3. Specific Auditory Processing Skills

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Developmental Flow

• 1. Sense of Hearing
• 2. General Sound Processing Connections
• 3. Specific Auditory Processing Skills
• 4. Academic skills

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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

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Auditory Integration Training

• 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

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Auditory Integration TrainingHearing
Sensitivity Audiogram
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The Davis Centers Research

• 1. Measuring pre and post acoustic reflexes
  Subjects 259
• 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?

• 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

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REI

• 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

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What are REI Benefits?

• 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

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The Tomatis Method

• Dr. Alfred Tomatis, a French physician and
  researcher, developed the Tomatis Method after
  years of research

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The Tomatis Effect

• The voice can only produce what the ear hears.

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Tomatis Listening Test
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While listening

• Draw
• Work puzzles
• Play games
• Engage in dialogue
• Activities to integrate reflex and sensory systems

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Draw
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Work Puzzles
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Play Games
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Engage in Dialogue
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Sensory Activities
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The Program

• Typical Program 15 days listening 2 hrs per
  day 3-6 wks off 15 more days listening 2 hrs
  per day

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Results

• Improved attention and focus
• Improved communication skills
• Improved oral motor skills
• Improved facial muscle tone
• Improved vestibular balance
• Improved posture and rhythm
• Improved social interaction
• Improved reading
• Improved handwriting

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100 Autistic ChildrenPercent of Positive
ChangeReported by Parents Post Tomatis
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Tomatis What are the benefits?

• 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!!!

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The Listening Program

• The Listening Program is a generic listening
  program that can support and enhance listening,
  attention, focus, organization, and learning
  skills.

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TLP What are the Benefits?

• 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

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Interactive Metronome

• Uses metronome beat and interactive response to
  develop rhythm and timing
• Impacts organization and focusing skills

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What are IM Benefits?

• 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

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Samonas

• Developed by Ingo Steinbach, a sound engineer
• Used spectral technology to heighten listening
  attention to the structural elements in natural
  soundcalled this SONAS (sounds of optimal
  natural structure).

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What are Samonas Benefits?

• Used to help stimulate all levels of foundational
  change
• Best if used after Listening Training Programs
• Can be used in home

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Fast ForWord

• Developed from Dr.s Tallal and Merzenichs
  research
• Parent company is Scientific Learning Corporation

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What are FF benefits?

• 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

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The body is an orchestra comprised of many
different instruments.
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As long as the instruments are in tune, the body
is in tune.
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How can we determine if your body is in tune?

• We use your voice.

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• In reality, each of our bodys 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 bodys frequencies are staying in tune is
  through vocal analysis.

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Voiceprint

• When the frequencies of the body become
  distorted, the voiceprint will display these
  distortions.

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BioAcoustics explores the potential that the
voice is a mathematical representation of the
body.
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Vocal analysis has supported the notion that the
Body is a Mathematical Matrix of Predictable
Frequency Relationships.
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Frequency Equivalentstm

• A numeric representation of an element, compound
  or structure within the body Including muscles,
  biochemicals, nutrients, toxins, connective
  tissue, nerves, organs and pathogens.

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Before Sound Presentation
After Sound Presentation
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Vocal Analysis Printout
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Comparison to urinalysis

• Vocal analysis
• Arsenic HH
• Bismuth H
• Boron H
• Chromium Picolinate H
• Cobalt Hydrocarbonyl H
• Copper Arsenite H
• Lithium Acetate H
• Potassium H
• Sodium I
• Zirconium L

• Urinalysis
• Arsenic present RR
• Bismuth present RR
• Boron present RR
• Chromium Pico- linate 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?

• BioAcoustics assists the body in supporting its
  own natural form and function
• 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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What becomes important?

• The connections between the voice, the ear, and
  the brain
• The cells response to sound
• The Diagnostic
• Evaluation for
• Therapy Protocol
• (DETP)

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DETP

• Provides solutions to understanding the
  complexities of sound-based therapies

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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

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Perceptual Growth
LEAVES Fast ForWord Interactive Metronome
TRUNK Tomatis EnListen
ROOT SYSTEM Berard Auditory Integration Training
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.

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Can we make change?Autism Characteristics

• Hypersensitivity to sound
• Vestibular imbalances
• Balance and coordination issues
• Social connectedness
• Receptive/Expressive language
• Pragmatics of Language
• Awareness of the world around them

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Autism continued

• Eye contact
• Handwriting
• Listening skills
• Fine and Gross motor skills
• Oral motor skills
• Tuning out the world
• Attention and focus

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In Summary

• 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
• The Voice-Ear-Brain Connection
• The scientific biological principles of our
  bodys cell structure
• Sound Therapies administered in the correct order
• To Make Positive Change in Learning, Development,
  and Wellness

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• ddavis_at_thedaviscenter.com
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