How The Listening
Therapy successfully treats:
Epilepsy
How could the Tomatis Method, which consists of
a stimulation of the ears via the Electronic Listening Device* have
any benefit on epilepsy?
The function of the ear is not limited to just hearing.
In some ways we could say that hearing comes after what are more
important functions of the ears. First of all the main funcion of
the ear is to give tremendous energy to the brain, secondly the ears
control the posture and induce a good verticality so that the person
not only hears but listens properly.
It happens that many people suffer from epilepsy
with different forms of fits. In most cases we quickly observe a
change of pattern: the fits become less violent, less frequent and
the child recuperates much faster. Some people have stopped fitting
and have been able to come off medication.
The treatment works on a physiological level as
well as an emotional level, but, of course, the two interact very
deeply. On the physiological level, the treatment balances the response
of the two ears and therefore balances the level, the treatment balances
the response of the two ears and therefore balances the level of
energy getting in the two hemispheres. On the emotional level, the
sessions have a very deep relaxing effect and release lots of anxiety.
This feeling of well-being is wiry important. Indeed, we feel that
in many cases the fits are stress related, as if the convulsion was
the only way the person could find to cope with an emotional situation.
After the treatment these people find more
"mature" ways to face frustrations and life on the whole.
They become more alert, communicative and start to open their ears
to listen.
* The "Electronic Listening Device" -
a set of headphones, a microphone and a system of electronic
"gates" which filter sounds to specific frequencies - altogether
a sort of working model of the real ear. The device trains the ear
to function without distortion, until one’s own ears can do
the job themselves unaided.
Case Study :Ellie's
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