Therapeutic Listening

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Therapeutic Listening

What is it?

Therapeutic Listening is the use of specially filtered music CDs played over high quality headphones for twice a day for a specific amount of time. The purpose of the listening program is to entrain the ears to tune into specific tones and frequencies (speech levels), to use the right ear as the dominant ear, and to stimulate brain processing for adaptive changes.

Who is it for?

Individuals who may benefit from a therapeutic listening program are those experiencing difficulties in sensory processing, sensory defensiveness, expressive or receptive language, motor skills, behavioral and social adjustments.

How can it help?

Individuals may experience positive changes in:

Modulation

  • Reduction of sensory defensive cycles
  • Reduction of mood swings
  • Toilet Training
  • Cessation of bed wetting
  • Improved focus and attention

Postural Tone / Postural Attention / Postural Adaptation

  • Improved stability for shoulders and hips for fine and gross motor tasks

Motor Control

  • Use of both hands or feet in a coordinated manner
  • Emergence of planning, sequencing and performing gross/fine/speech motor tasks
  • Improved articulation

Spatial-Temporal Organization

  • Improved timing concerning motor tasks
  • Improved timing of social interactions
  • Discrimination of dimension and direction of spatial concepts
  • Improved ability to smoothly move through environmental obstacles
  • Improved handwriting and drawing skills

Communication

  • Greater range of non-verbal communication
  • Greater emotional expressiveness
  • Improvement in pragmatic language

 

Program Cost

Program costs vary.

Equipment Costs

Sennheiser HD500-A Headphones:
$130


CD's:
$40-60


Any portable CD player