Sound Based Therapy
We hear sound through our ears, our skin, our bones, our sense of touch, and through the cells of our body. It affects our physical well-being, our emotions, and our responses to the world around us. We must hear sound correctly to be able to process what is being said. What makes The Davis Center unique is that it has evaluated all the therapies below from an audiological and sound energy perspective to determine how and why they are effective. There is a right time and a wrong time to start a therapy and success is based upon a careful evaluative process. Dorinne S. Davis, MA, CCC-A, FAAA, RCTC, BARA is trained in all therapies offered at the center and has established a protocol to identify which of the following therapies would be appropriate for you or your loved one. Ms. Davis developed The Tree of Sound Enhancement Therapy® which is now used as the developmental flow chart for the correct administration of any sound-based therapy. We review any sound-based therapy as it applies to its function along The Tree analogy.
1. Root System therapies are called Auditory Integration Training (AIT) because they work on repatterning the acoustic reflex muscle in the middle ear. AIT addresses one's 'sense of hearing'. In general AIT is:
a. For: those who experience hypersensitivity to sound and hyposensitivity to sound.
b. For: those who exhibit the following behaviors: inability to stay focused, distracted by random sounds, slow response time, inconsistent performance, tuning out, daydreaming, incorrectly following through with directions, covers ears, avoids noisy situations, and learns better visually.
c.. Additionally, this type of sound-based therapy has helped people who experience auditory perceptual problems that include language comprehension, phoneme awareness, speech and sound discrimination, listening in background noise, difficulty expressing thoughts, vestibular/balance issues, and sensory integration issues.
Names of AIT therapies: Berard Auditory Integration Training, FST, DAA2. Seed therapies address the body's natural rhythms. Our bodies follow many natural patterns-heart rate, blood flow, cell rhythms and patterns and more. If these patterns are out of sync, we function out of sync so it is important to establish good rhythm patterns to function maximally. In general, Seed therapies are:
For: those who function at a too fast or slow pace, whose mind races, who feel like their body is pulsing, who have difficulty sleeping, who must keep moving, who don't fit in with others, and who constantly need to refocus. These methods have helped people with health and wellness challenges, attention/focus issues, coordination weaknesses, rhythm issues, speech and language issues, auditory discrimination weaknesses, and more.
Names of Seed therapies:REI®3. Trunk therapies are called Listening Training Programs. They are modeled after the work of Dr. Alfred Tomatis, and address all components of general sound processing. These therapies must include air conduction vibration, bone conduction vibration, high frequency filters and gating, and active voice use and are key in connecting the voice, the ear, and the brain. In general, Listening Training Programs are:
a. For: those who want to enhance communication skills. These programs have helped people with sound processing weaknesses that may include localization of sound, pitch sound discrimination, speech discrimination, listening in background noise, receptive language, expressive language, auditory sequential memory, vestibular/balance weaknesses, proprioceptive issues, oral motor weaknesses, coordination, and rhythm issues.
b. For: the enhancement of reading, writing, spelling, creativity, self-confidence, socialization, voice quality, fluency, and foreign language skills. Clients have reported less depression, higher levels of energy and motivation, better performance on the job, and greater clarity of mind. These programs are especially helpful for those looking to enhance expressive language skills.
c. For: those who want to feel more 'functional' in their everyday life. Clients have reported being able to sleep better, stay more focused, feel more productive, and feel more connected emotionally.
Names of Listening Training Programs: The Tomatis® Method, EnListen®4. Lower Leaves and Branches therapies address specific auditory processing challenges such as auditory discrimination, sequencing, localization, and advanced body rhythms. There are numerous programs available at this level. We choose to only offer a select few of the therapies to our clients. In general, Leaves and Branches therapies are by name:
The Listening Program™ (TLP) For: improvement with speech and motor control, temperament, motivation, understanding spoken language, reading, spelling, auditory perception, musical expression, balance and coordination, social interaction, self-confidence, sound sensitivities, and retaining information. We only offer this therapy when the more foundational responses at the lower levels of The Tree are supportive.
Fast ForWord™ Series
For: those with communication weaknesses that are demonstrated with slow response time to input, difficulty listening in background noise, phonemic discrimination, receptive language, attention, focusing, reading skills. Clients have reported improved reading scores and easier comprehension of verbal information.
Interactive Metronome® (IM) For: those who want to improve their ability to focus, attend, and concentrate for extended periods of time. This method is a tool for people with dyspraxia, language delays, attention deficit, learning, cognitive, sensory integration, and motor challenges, especially with sports related skills. To date, the program has also helped golfers, basketball players, soccer players improve their ability to play and improve their scores.
Samonas™ For: those with speech and voice problems, perceptual disturbances, problems with lateral organization learning difficulties, anxiety problems, problems with autonomic nervous system, impaired hearing and deafness, concentration, and memory.
5. Upper Leaves and Branches therapies address the more academic skills. In general, they are:
For: those who have difficulties with reading, spelling, writing, comprehension, auditory processing, and math. Specifically, these programs work on phonemic awareness, wordrecognition, conceptual fluency, visual memory, language comprehension, auditory memory, auditory sequencing, auditory discrimination, written language skills, dyslexia, and problem solving.
Names of programs: Currently, The Davis Center is no longer offering its Read-Spell-Comprehend program and refers clients to a few recognized national programs that incorporate the basics for these needed skills.
6. Body Support and Maintenance therapies incorporate the use of the voice to demonstrate body stability and then introduce a sound protocol to support the body towards making natural self-change. In general, Support therapy is:
a. For: those who want to improve their overall well-being through an integrative and alternative approach to traditional medicine. b. For: those looking to supplement their medical treatment of Arthritis, Emphysema, Epilepsy, heart problems, gout, high blood pressure, mental retardation, Multiple Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease, bone integrity, genetic syndromes, environmental allergies, metal toxicity, structural muscle damage, chronic pain, Down's Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and more.
c. For: those searching for a better way to maintain any learning and developmental changes obtained from other supportive therapies including sound-based therapies. Name of program: BioAcoustics™ The Davis Center continues to help those with the following classifications: communication handicap, Apraxia, Dyslexia, Hyperlexia, developmental delays, language learning disabled, sensory integration deficit, Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD or ADHD), Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Autism and behavior problems. However, we have found that it is not the diagnosis/disability nor the specific therapy that is important when looking for change; it is the order of correct sound-based therapy administration that supports the most and long-lasting change when identified with testing.
The Davis Center also assists adults with well-being issues, foreign language skills, voice work and self-improvement. We also offer the ultimate in relaxation. We have a sound relaxation water bed that allows the listener to relax to vibrational sound while listening to special relaxing music. After listening, our clients report feeling more relaxed, less tired, 'better overall', and better able to meet the pressures of the day.
All sound-based therapies can make change. Sound is powerful! However, if a sound-based therapy within the higher levels of The Tree analogy is administered before a more needed foundational program, splinter skills may develop. The 'whole' person does not integrate these splinter skills because they needed to receive the more foundational therapies first in order to prepare the body to better integrate the skills. Therefore, the correct administration of these sound-based therapies is important to making successful changes. For more information about each therapy, click on the level of The Tree by name
1. Root System therapies are called Auditory Integration Training (AIT) because they work on repatterning the acoustic reflex muscle in the middle ear. AIT addresses one's 'sense of hearing'. In general AIT is:
a. For: those who experience hypersensitivity to sound and hyposensitivity to sound.
b. For: those who exhibit the following behaviors: inability to stay focused, distracted by random sounds, slow response time, inconsistent performance, tuning out, daydreaming, incorrectly following through with directions, covers ears, avoids noisy situations, and learns better visually.
c.. Additionally, this type of sound-based therapy has helped people who experience auditory perceptual problems that include language comprehension, phoneme awareness, speech and sound discrimination, listening in background noise, difficulty expressing thoughts, vestibular/balance issues, and sensory integration issues.
Names of AIT therapies: Berard Auditory Integration Training, FST, DAA2. Seed therapies address the body's natural rhythms. Our bodies follow many natural patterns-heart rate, blood flow, cell rhythms and patterns and more. If these patterns are out of sync, we function out of sync so it is important to establish good rhythm patterns to function maximally. In general, Seed therapies are:
For: those who function at a too fast or slow pace, whose mind races, who feel like their body is pulsing, who have difficulty sleeping, who must keep moving, who don't fit in with others, and who constantly need to refocus. These methods have helped people with health and wellness challenges, attention/focus issues, coordination weaknesses, rhythm issues, speech and language issues, auditory discrimination weaknesses, and more.
Names of Seed therapies:REI®3. Trunk therapies are called Listening Training Programs. They are modeled after the work of Dr. Alfred Tomatis, and address all components of general sound processing. These therapies must include air conduction vibration, bone conduction vibration, high frequency filters and gating, and active voice use and are key in connecting the voice, the ear, and the brain. In general, Listening Training Programs are:
a. For: those who want to enhance communication skills. These programs have helped people with sound processing weaknesses that may include localization of sound, pitch sound discrimination, speech discrimination, listening in background noise, receptive language, expressive language, auditory sequential memory, vestibular/balance weaknesses, proprioceptive issues, oral motor weaknesses, coordination, and rhythm issues.
b. For: the enhancement of reading, writing, spelling, creativity, self-confidence, socialization, voice quality, fluency, and foreign language skills. Clients have reported less depression, higher levels of energy and motivation, better performance on the job, and greater clarity of mind. These programs are especially helpful for those looking to enhance expressive language skills.
c. For: those who want to feel more 'functional' in their everyday life. Clients have reported being able to sleep better, stay more focused, feel more productive, and feel more connected emotionally.
Names of Listening Training Programs: The Tomatis® Method, EnListen®4. Lower Leaves and Branches therapies address specific auditory processing challenges such as auditory discrimination, sequencing, localization, and advanced body rhythms. There are numerous programs available at this level. We choose to only offer a select few of the therapies to our clients. In general, Leaves and Branches therapies are by name:
The Listening Program™ (TLP) For: improvement with speech and motor control, temperament, motivation, understanding spoken language, reading, spelling, auditory perception, musical expression, balance and coordination, social interaction, self-confidence, sound sensitivities, and retaining information. We only offer this therapy when the more foundational responses at the lower levels of The Tree are supportive.
Fast ForWord™ Series
For: those with communication weaknesses that are demonstrated with slow response time to input, difficulty listening in background noise, phonemic discrimination, receptive language, attention, focusing, reading skills. Clients have reported improved reading scores and easier comprehension of verbal information.
Interactive Metronome® (IM) For: those who want to improve their ability to focus, attend, and concentrate for extended periods of time. This method is a tool for people with dyspraxia, language delays, attention deficit, learning, cognitive, sensory integration, and motor challenges, especially with sports related skills. To date, the program has also helped golfers, basketball players, soccer players improve their ability to play and improve their scores.
Samonas™ For: those with speech and voice problems, perceptual disturbances, problems with lateral organization learning difficulties, anxiety problems, problems with autonomic nervous system, impaired hearing and deafness, concentration, and memory.
5. Upper Leaves and Branches therapies address the more academic skills. In general, they are:
For: those who have difficulties with reading, spelling, writing, comprehension, auditory processing, and math. Specifically, these programs work on phonemic awareness, wordrecognition, conceptual fluency, visual memory, language comprehension, auditory memory, auditory sequencing, auditory discrimination, written language skills, dyslexia, and problem solving.
Names of programs: Currently, The Davis Center is no longer offering its Read-Spell-Comprehend program and refers clients to a few recognized national programs that incorporate the basics for these needed skills.
6. Body Support and Maintenance therapies incorporate the use of the voice to demonstrate body stability and then introduce a sound protocol to support the body towards making natural self-change. In general, Support therapy is:
a. For: those who want to improve their overall well-being through an integrative and alternative approach to traditional medicine. b. For: those looking to supplement their medical treatment of Arthritis, Emphysema, Epilepsy, heart problems, gout, high blood pressure, mental retardation, Multiple Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease, bone integrity, genetic syndromes, environmental allergies, metal toxicity, structural muscle damage, chronic pain, Down's Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and more.
c. For: those searching for a better way to maintain any learning and developmental changes obtained from other supportive therapies including sound-based therapies. Name of program: BioAcoustics™ The Davis Center continues to help those with the following classifications: communication handicap, Apraxia, Dyslexia, Hyperlexia, developmental delays, language learning disabled, sensory integration deficit, Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD or ADHD), Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Autism and behavior problems. However, we have found that it is not the diagnosis/disability nor the specific therapy that is important when looking for change; it is the order of correct sound-based therapy administration that supports the most and long-lasting change when identified with testing.
The Davis Center also assists adults with well-being issues, foreign language skills, voice work and self-improvement. We also offer the ultimate in relaxation. We have a sound relaxation water bed that allows the listener to relax to vibrational sound while listening to special relaxing music. After listening, our clients report feeling more relaxed, less tired, 'better overall', and better able to meet the pressures of the day.
All sound-based therapies can make change. Sound is powerful! However, if a sound-based therapy within the higher levels of The Tree analogy is administered before a more needed foundational program, splinter skills may develop. The 'whole' person does not integrate these splinter skills because they needed to receive the more foundational therapies first in order to prepare the body to better integrate the skills. Therefore, the correct administration of these sound-based therapies is important to making successful changes. For more information about each therapy, click on the level of The Tree by name
