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Following is a sample from our “Training Basics” brochure • download the new "Basics" here (new 03/10)Hearing controls our emotionsEveryone knows the feeling of listening to “good music”. It can have a relaxing effect or it can cheer us up, it can irritate one person whereas the other is enjoying it. Universally accepted as pleasing are the works of Mozart as well as baroque compositions (Vivaldi, Händel, Bach…). This has been proven by studies done on the effects of music on learning (super-learning). Recent studies show that babies also prefer music by Mozart. Hearing controls speechDeaf babies cannot learn to speak without hearing devices. People who lose their hearing later in life, eventually lose their tone differences and control. In a case of central hearing deficiency, listening habits provide a conscious perception of a simplistic image of our environment. Thus the conversion into understanding and speech cannot take place. What do you do if your TV picture is to light? You adjust the contrast and this sharpens the image thus saving a lot of energy in watching your TV. Analogous to this is the frequency therapy and hearing training - it sharpens the acoustical awareness of the various aspects of speech. Listening controls movementsNobody starts dancing in front of a beautiful picture. It is music that
awakens coordinated movement in your body. The head already moves just in
locating the sound so that the sound waves will reach both ears equally.
Motoricity and auditory problems very often develop at the same time. This makes
it important to work with the auditory functions both in ergo therapy as well as
in logopaedie (speech therapy). Hearing is always an active process. Hearing controls learning and speech developmentConstant sounds or noise, even at low levels, like radio, TV, air traffic, street traffic, or train noise causes decreased auditory acuity in children during their speech development phase, so that they cannot accurately define the nuances of speech. Additional factors are repeated middle ear infections (otitis media) and colds in young children. It is largely dependent on the “quality” of the noise. A person can relax and be refreshed at the beach where the waves have a noise level of 60db. Yet, 50db of street noise reduces the ability to detect speech nuances. We need to become more aware of the effects that noise has on us. This includes the speech habits of the parents as well as the environment around us. |
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