Sound Therapy International provides natural health improvement and appears to offer quicker Covid recovery. This unique intensive high frequency program of sounds delivered through complex richly layered classical music is a medically based program using both sound and vibrational stimulation. Encouraging brain plasticiticity and remapping the auditory-neural responses this rehabilitates the entire Auditory pathway. Consistent use of Sound Therapy harmoniously works the muscles and pressure chambers that constitute the ear nose and throat system.
Clients listen at home to a progressive program of filtered music, manipulated through a filter called the Electronic Ear. The program is user-friendly and backed by medical research. Developed using discoveries by ENT Alfred Tomatis and insights into the Polyvagal Theory from Stephen Porges, this program has been modified as The Joudry Method to make it portable so it can be used by everyone. It has the ability to treat many health disorders. This company spans over 30 years and now is prominent in its rehabilitation of post Covid symptoms and complications from Covid vaccinations.
Since there is no medical treatment to alleviate tinnitus, or to improve hearing, Sound Therapy International is the best option providing additional support to the hearing system both before and after a vaccine and post Covid. Sound Therapy continues to treat post Covid sufferers successfully by alleviating stress and anxiety, improving circulation to the ears and brain, remapping brain pathways to treat tinnitus and enhance hearing. Numerous practitioners from various fields including psychologists, medical doctors and audiologists have become advocates and as independent practitioners actively promote and recommend the method.
The accumulation of data of reported incidences of Tinnitus commencing after a Covid vaccine is increasing. The CDC's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System database had 13,042 reports from people who complained of tinnitus after a COVID-19 shot as of December 2021. One manufacturer now lists Tinnitus as a reported side effect on its vaccine fact sheet. Several medical researchers, including Dr. Shaowen Bao at the University of Arizona, are studying the possible link.
Post Covid sufferers also have Auditory complications. The International Journal of Audiology, estimated that 7.6% of people infected with Covid-19 experience hearing loss, 14.8% experience tinnitus and 7.2% experience vertigo.
HOW SOUND THERAPY WORKS TO REHABILTATE AFTER COVID
Relief of tinnitus: Treats hyperactive brain cells repeatedly firing, treating and rehabilitating the whole auditory process via brain stimulation and muscle strengthening.
Clearer hearing: Enhances hearing perception in the high frequencies and regaining some clarity in background noise.
Dizziness: Reduction of Meniere’s syndrome and ear-related dizziness. Restoring function and tone to the middle ear muscles normalising pressure of the stirrup bone on the oval window, creating normal pressure balance in the inner ear chambers.
Blocked ear; Eustachian tube dysfunction; Fluid blockage; Wax impaction. Enables the ears to open and equalize. Rehabilitates and strengthens the hammer muscle that enables the ears to clear themselves.
Alleviates Chronic sinus infections: Tension headaches, swelling and imbalances in the pressure chambers of the ear can exacerbate inflammation of the sinuses. Sound Therapy clears blocked ears that are a constant irritation of the nose and eyes, also preventing headaches. Improves the harmonious working of the various nerves, muscles and pressure chambers that constitute the ear, nose and throat system.
Insomnia: cuts mind chatter caused by excessive cortical excitation that cannot be stopped, Sound Therapy allows the mind to move naturally into the slower rhythms.
Congested neck lymph glands: Stimulating the hydraulic lymph system of the ear which is interconnected with the lymphatic system and draining neck lymph glands.
Anxiety and Depression: Professor Stephen Porges, Polyvagal Theory, and Tomatis’ research provides a scientific understanding of how this therapy beneficially impacts our nervous system changing the brain’s response with the high vibrations activating the left forebrain.
Brain Fog: Failure of the ear to provide sufficient recharge to the brain results in fatigue and inefficient thinking. The vibrations remap the brain and increase blood flow.
Chronic Pain: Reduces pain by stimulating the neural pathways to normalise the receptors in the brain.
Fatigue: The high frequency sounds replenish the brain’s energy and activate the cortex.
Neuralgia: Helps soothe the nervous system to bring relief from unrelenting nerve pain.
Heart rate variability: A pilot research study at Sydney University found participants who were acutely exposed to Sound Therapy International showed improvements on HRV.
It appears having Covid affects our pulmonary and vascular systems and makes us reactive to a decrease in blood flow. It helps to explain the connection with loss of taste and smell associated with Covid and the link to inflammation. Interestingly, in the past, some listeners to Sound Therapy have reported a return of their sense of taste and smell, which may be attributed to the positive stimulus entering the nervous system where we know that multiple sensory systems are linked to the auditory system. Read more here https://mysoundtherapy.com/au/testimonials/
The program, developed by an interdisciplinary team of health professionals, includes ongoing coaching and phone support for all listeners.
“I recommend Sound Therapy to all my tinnitus patients.” Dr Donna Segal, Aud, audiologist
“Sound Therapy is useful to reduce the limbic involvement in tinnitus.” Prof Bill Gibson ENT
“Our research showed a change in HRV while listening to Sound Therapy.” Warhurst and Kemp Sydney Uni.
“We consider Sound Therapy an essential part of our multi-sensory learning recovery programs.” Carol Brown PhD International speaker,
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REFERENCES
- Almufarrij, I. and Munro, K., One year on: an updated systematic review of SARS-COV-2, COVID-19 and audio-vestibular symptoms https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14992027.2021.1896793?journalCode=iija20
- Buntz, B. Drug Discovery and Development, 2021,https://www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/researcher-neuroinflammation-may-be-behind-tinnitus-reports-in-some-covid-19-vaccine-recipients/
- Burry, M, COVID-19 and tinnitus: What’s the connection? https://www.healthyhearing.com/report/53206-Covid-tinnitus-and-coronavirus
- Joudry, R, Evidence for Joudry Sound Therapy A discussion paper for Doctors 2021 https://mysoundtherapy.com/au/wp-content/uploads/rp-evidence-for-joudry-sound-therapy-1.pdf
- Kemp, A. H., Quintana, D. S., Felmingham, K. L., Matthews, S., & Jelinek, H. F. (2012). Depression, comorbid anxiety disorders, and heart rate variability in physically healthy, unmedicated patients: implications for cardiovascular risk. PloS one, 7(2), e30777. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030777
- Porges, S. W., & Lewis, G. F. (2010). The polyvagal hypothesis: common mechanisms mediating autonomic regulation, vocalizations and listening Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience (Vol. 19, pp. 255-264)
- Thayer, J. F., Hansen, A. L., Saus-Rose, E., & Johnsen, B. H. (2009).
- Tomatis, 1990. The conscious Ear, 503-513.
- Warhurst, L, Kemp, A, Listen to Your Heart: A Preliminary Investigation on the Impact of Sound Therapy on Heart Rate Variability. Poster presentation, University of Sydney, 2012. Heart Rate Variability Lucy Warhurst and Andrew Kemp University of Sydney References
