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Who Can Benefit from My Sensory
Solutions professional and home programs?
Sound is, literally
speaking, nutrition for the brain. Anyone facing the challenges of
learning, attention, processing, or self-esteem issues know there
are no easy fixes. Using a
multi-sensory approach,
My
Sensory Solutions professional clinic or home programs
tackle these and many other issues.
Attention Difficulties:
A
well-modulated vestibular system is
important for controlling the nervous system’s level of arousal.
My
Sensory Solutions
bone conduction headphones and frequency
filtration stimulate the vestibular system in
specific ways that improve our ability
to maintain a calm and alert state. A specialized process
called “gating” strengthens muscles
within the middle ear responsible
for filtering out unwanted noise, thus
improving our ability to discriminate
and process sounds. Additionally, the gradual
introduction and focus
on higher frequencies in a
My
Sensory Solutions professional
program provides the stimulus craved by the
under-attentive brain.
Auditory
Processing :
The
vestibular and cochlear systems are two of
our three main systems
for organizing sensory input (vision being the third system).
Together they form an interdependent system which allows us to
detect and analyze sound, control balance and movement (including
eye movement), and integrate our touch, hearing, and vision.
My Sensory
Solutions professional clinic and home programs apply
controlled stimulation of the vestibule and cochlea, thereby
improving the integration and efficiency of sensory input to the
brain.
Reading Difficulty:
Reading requires the ears and eyes to
work together synchronously. As
your eyes move from letter to letter, your ears (cochlea) translate
each letter into a sound. The vestibular system coordinates
the eye movements and aids the synchronicity of the
eyes and ears.
My Sensory
Solutions programs improve the neurological timing and
vestibular function, thereby reducing processing delays and
improving synchronization. Ear/voice
conditioning (expressive phase) also plays a significant role
in improving synchronicity.
Learning Difficulties:
Sound enters the ear as a myriad of
frequencies and intensities. The
cochlea, within the inner ear, is in
charge of discerning the various frequencies. If the cochlea is not
functioning well, we have poor
“selectivity” and have a hard time
distinguishing between the letters P and B, or T and D.
My
Sensory Solutions
programs increase selectivity ability, resulting in better
classroom performance and increased
confidence.
Self-Esteem:
My Sensory
Solutions consistently sees significant
areas of improvement in client self-esteem.
When we process information more
adeptly and perform better in school and at work, we
naturally feel better about ourselves. On a
physiological level, it is worth noting
that sound stimulation is received by more parts of the
brain than any other sensory input, including
the limbic system which plays a major
role in our emotional well-being.
Alertness, Focus, Energy:
Research
shows that if we deprive
ourselves of sensory stimuli, we are unable to
function effectively. A majority of our sensory stimulation is
received via the vestibular/cochlear system. If that system is
hindered, the results affect our brain’s ability to function well.
On an anatomical level, the sense of alertness resulting from a
“healthy ear” occurs when sensory input coming through the
vestibular-cochlear system is channeled to a system at the base of
the brain known as the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS).
From the ARAS, the stimuli are relayed to the cerebral cortex. With
good auditory and vestibular input, the ARAS stimulates much of the
cortex which has a profound effect on levels of consciousness and
alertness.
For more
information on
My Sensory Solutions results, please visit
the Research section on this web site.
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