Neurological Disorders and Sound Therapy

Evidence gathered about Sound Therapy via case histories indicates that it may assist with the treatment of many congenital or degenerative neurological disorders. Structured clinical research to validate the efficacy of Sound Therapy in the alleviation of these conditions has not been conducted.

Sound Therapy and Chronic Pain

Chronic pain syndrome exists when the injury has healed but the pain continues. This is due to a lack of appropriate signals reaching the brain from the affected part.

Sound Therapy induces another stimulus to activate the relevant brain centres and can have the effect of resetting the pain message to nil.The neurons of the cortex are charged up by auditory stimulus, releasing latent energy in the brain.The neurons of the cortex are charged up by auditory stimulus, releasing latent energy in the brain.

Sound Therapy and Epilespy

Epilepsy is a condition where one has intermittent paroxysmal attacks of disordered brain function, usually causing a loss of awareness or consciousness and sometimes convulsions.

In some cases, epilepsy can be controlled by drugs but these may have undesirable side effects.

How can Sound Therapy help with epilepsy?

Sound Therapy stimulates the brain in a specific way which may lead to better connections, more efficient functioning of neurotransmitters, and calmer and more coordinated overall brain function and integration.

Some epilepsy sufferers have reported that by listening to Sound their seizures have been reduced or eliminated, and that they have noticed improvements with their memory, alertness, concentration, co-ordination, confidence and general functioning.

It is advisable that an epileptic should be monitored by their doctor when undertaking Sound Therapy.

Sound Therapy and Stroke & Brain Damage

After a stroke or brain damage caused by injury, the brain is faced with having to develop new pathways or reroute information to compensate for the damaged area.

Sound Therapy may be effective in helping to create new brain pathways and reforming essential connections between more distant parts of the brain, as the filtering introduced in the Sound Therapy causes sudden bursts of high frequency sound, which may stimulate an increased firing of neurons, which in turn creates new interneuronal connections, increasing the neural network. In addition, the complex, multilayered harmonic and melodic information within the classical music stimulates many parts of the brain, helping to engender a form and structure which assists with various forms of sensory processing.

The sooner Sound Therapy is introduced after the injury or stroke, the greater the likelihood of healing. Some stroke patients who use Sound Therapy have been seen to make an unexpectedly quick recovery, often with functioning returned to a surprisingly high level.