What is hearing integration training?
Hearing integration training (AIT) is an alternative therapy that will help people with learning disabilities to solve hypersensitivity to sound that disrupts what they hear. This includes listening to random musical sounds that differ in volume and playground that help faster input of the sensory process. Hearing integration training is suitable for those with autism, attention disorder with or without hyperactivity and without central processing.
Some people with these learning disorders are hypersensitive to certain frequencies and are upset or disoriented because the brain cannot process the information it receives. The hearing of the sounds in each ear also contributes to the confusion that seeks to identify the noise and where it comes. AIT works on the preparation of neurons in the brain to process the unexpected sound faster and interpreted it.
The sound is normally processed through five separate areas of the brain. Both sides of the brain work on tone, frequency and speech patterns. AIT teaches the brain to process noExpected, random sounds faster and create new nerve paths to interpret inputs.
The first phase of auditory integration training involves testing audio responses using low static and digital screening. Patients who had frequent, early ear infections or speech problems are probably candidates for the test. If the hearing is asymmetric, which means different in each ear, a person can benefit from AIT. The test measures how the sound is processed to determine whether brain retraining can help improve auditory hypersensitivity.
Hearing integration training was developed by a specialist in the ear, nose and neck of Dr. Guy Berard in France. Originally, the method was used in people who suffered a loss of hearing in the middle of the ear. Berard theorized that sound distortion contributes to learning disorders and behavior problems. Hytoda consists of two 30 -minute sessions per day and listening to random music for 10 days.Some frequencies may be blocked from music depending on the patient's test results.
Support integration trainees say that people with autism show fewer cases where they are frightened by unexpected noise. Children could achieve better language skills, school performance and socialization skills. They can also improve eye coordination and improve language understanding. Adults who finish AIT report that they are sleeping better and have less difficulty concentrating.
The results of studies conducted on auditory integration training are mixed. Some research has not found any improvement, while other studies have found considerable benefits from therapy. Some consider it expensive and it may be difficult for a child with learning disabilities to sit within 20 required sessions. Those who choose AIT should redefine and have the right equipment.