Making Sense of Sound
Someone speaks to you, and you stare at them blankly. Their sounds aren’t making sense. Perhaps there is pause, a time delay, perhaps you can’t figure out how to respond. For most of us, sensory processing is automatic, it doesn’t take thought.
For those of us with processing issues, it is not automatic; it takes a lot of work.
The process involved includes:
-Orient toward the stimuli,
-Sustain attention
-Register the information
-Screen out irrelevant information
-Process the sounds
-Understand the message
-Formulate an appropriate response
While struggling with this process, you may have lost the person speaking to you. Further complicating matters is that the message they sent may delayed or garbled.
Good news
But, there is good news! Brains can change, adapt and improve. There is a concept called neuroplasticity that explains that the brain can change. According to Dr. Norman Doidge in his book “The Brain That Heals Itself”, we can provide planned and controlled stimulation to direct the brain toward healing and higher function. In another book, “The Brain’s Way of Healing”, Dr. Doidge speaks directly about Tomatis Listening Training as a tool for capturing the resources of the brain and moving them to higher and more organized levels of functioning.
Tomatis Training is an excellent tool for people with delays and inaccuracies in processing sensory information, including auditory processing. Firstly, the potent combination of air and bone conduction, causes an excitation and orienting response. Secondly, the listener alerts to the stimuli almost immediately. Once you are able to focus on the stimulation, your brain is prepared and you are at a huge advantage to begin processing.
Tomatis can give you that huge advantage and move your brain towards your best listening. The Tomatis Training is specifically designed to alert the brain and entice it towards higher functions. Tomatis is acknowledged as the leading authority and therapeutic tool in this area. This is why Listen For Change exclusively uses Tomatis. For more information on the Tomatis Training and how it can specifically help you with your auditory processing skills, please contact us. We know we can help.