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"Often I find I can read a page and realize that not one word has gone in. Then I put on Sound Therapy and read it again and it goes in!" - Barbara Adamson
"I would be presenting the findings of a piece of research and all of a sudden I would lose the thread of what I was going to say. I find that since Sound Therapy this has eased considerably." - Dr Viera Sauran
"Because I am visually impaired, I use my memory for everything. After my first child I had hormone problems and I would forget appointments. I now find Sound Therapy makes a difference to how that gels. The pathways have become much faster and more efficient." - Narelle Russell
"Before Sound Therapy, my memory was virtually non existent due to my epilepsy. Making dinner was such an effort. I would pick up a carrot and then have to think, 'now what do I do with it?' I lived in a black fog. After Sound Therapy, the automatic functions came back. Every day memory and long term memory improved so I didn’t have to work so hard." - Hilary Peart
Memory, Dementia and Sound Therapy
It happens to all of us. You go into a room to get something, then you stop dead in your tracks and realise you have no idea why you came into that room. You rack your brains but can’t remember. So you go back to what you were doing before, and the memory comes flashing back.
Dementia is the loss of memory, attention and cognitive ability due to progressive brain damage or deterioration, usually associated with aging. Dementia may be caused by a series of small strokes, or it may be caused by Alzheimer's, a degenerative condition where brain tissue progressively withers and shrinks.
But memory is far more than a necessary tool for daily activities. Our memory gives us our sense of who we are. Our personal identity, life roles and self awareness all depend on memory.
When brain degradation sets in and memory is lost, such as with dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, you no longer learn, fail to recognise your loved ones, and eventually forget who you are entirely. Therefore keeping your brain stimulated, firing and well connected is essential to making life meaningful.
Building new brain connections
Our neural network can be increased through sensory stimulation. Our neurons, the unique cells that make up the brain, are connected by tiny branching filaments called dendrites and longer ones called axons, which link more distant parts of the brain.
To illustrate the immense intricacy of this network, brain educator Dr Susan Greenfield uses the example that there are as many neurons in your brain as there are trees in the Amazon rainforest, and there are as many axons and dendrites connecting those neurons as there are leaves on those trees.
New connections may be formed each time a neuron fires, so stimulating the neurons to fire actually builds and increases our neural network. Sound Therapy is so effective for memory because it stimulates our neurons to fire, and thereby builds new brain connections.
Easing & preventing dementia
Sound Therapy may delay the progress of dementia and make life more pleasant and manageable for both the patient and their carers. Carers and family members have observed that the dementia sufferer becomes happier, more co-operative, more aware, and more like their old self.
In early stages of dementia, Sound Therapy can be introduced with ease, used during the day or at night while sleeping. It will generally be welcomed by the patient and may give them an immediate sense of relief and inner connection and balance.
Much can also be achieved in treating (or preventing) dementia with improved nutrition, reduced chemical toxins and vitamin and mineral supplementation.