Tomatis Method ▸ About Tomatis Method

”Change the way we listen, and we change the way we live”.

The Tomatis® Method, developed by Dr. Alfred Tomatis, is a neuro-auditory training program to enhance how the brain processes sensory stimuli, i.e., sound, movement, etc. By improving auditory processing with modified music, it strengthens various abilities, including motor, emotional, communicative, and cognitive skills. Often described as “gymnastics for the ear,” it utilizes tailored auditory stimulation to harness the brain’s neuroplasticity – reshaping neural pathways for better motor skills, enhanced emotional resilience, clearer communication, and sharper learning.

At the core of the Tomatis Method is the “Tomatis Effect,” which emphasizes the vital connection between the ear, brain, and voice. Through personalized listening exercises and cutting-edge equipment, the Tomatis Method has proven to be life-changing for individuals with conditions like APD, sensory integration challenges, Autism, ADHD, learning delays, and more. The results? Significant improvements in balance, coordination, posture, behavior, emotional regulation, speech, language, focus, and overall quality of life.

This method doesn’t just improve how we listen—it revolutionizes how we process and respond to the world around us.

Tomatis Method ▸ Founder Dr.Alfred Tomatis

Alfred Tomatis was a Medical Doctor (ENT) who devoted his life to studying the close relationship between the voice, the brain and the ear. His work has had a revolutionary impact on how an individual communicates with himself and others.

Born on January 1, 1920 and died in Carcassone on Christmas Day 2001, Dr. Alfred A. Tomatis founded the Tomatis® Method. Before that, he studied medicine and became an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) doctor. Dr. Tomatis also grew up in a musical family. Combining his expertise and his passion for music, he developed the theory that many vocal problems were in reality hearing problems: “the voice does not produce what the ear does not hear.” The theory was thereafter named “Tomatis Effect,” which was made official in 1957 by the Academy of Science and Medicine in Paris.

Electronic Ear

Dr. Tomatis invented his first technical sound system called Electronic Ear, which debuted at the Brussels World Exhibition in 1958. The Electronic Ear helped Dr. Tomatis prove the benefits of his method, which is established on his theory of the relationship between hearing and phonation and between listening and communication, by providing treatment, re-education and the permanent restoration of a singer’s deficient vocal qualities.

Since then, the Electronic Ear has developed and evolved with the technological advancements in the past few decades. The Electronic Ear has gone through numerous technological progresses from the Tomatis® Listening Test System (TLTS) to the Tomatis® Audio Pro to TalksUp®. TalksUp®, which is the device used today, has made the Tomatis® Method even more accessible in treating and re-educating our auditory sensories and speech.

Tomatis Method ▸ Who benefits from the Tomatis method

Auditory and sensory processing disorders

The Tomatis® Method stimulates the auditory pathways and improves the speed of processing of auditory signals and information, promotes neuroplastic changes, creating neural pathways to handle sensory stimuli efficiently.

ADD/ADHD

The Thomatis® Method sharpens focus and elevates attention through auditory stimulation, improving concentration and cognitive abilities.

Learning disorders

The Tomatis method ® enhances the brain’s sensory integration processes. It stimulates the neural pathways involved in auditory processing which improves cognitive functions.

Stress, anxiety and depression

The Tomatis®Methid directly influences the brain by engaging the limbic system and the vagus nerve, effectively harmonising emotions and providing relief from emotional dysregulation.

Integration of Foreign Languages

The Tomatis ® Language Integration program can significantly speed up language learning, enabling correct pronunciation and quick memorization.

Supporting pregnancy

The Tomatis® Method Pregnancy Program moves with mothers throughout our their pre, pregnancies, particularly in the third trimester, stimulating bone conduction and reducing stress, and providing a relaxed body, mind and spirit for the mother and baby.

Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Tomatis® neurosensory program can help adults and kids with autism by awakening and establishing the desire to communicate and learn through auditory and listening training. The neurosensory stimulation triggers attention mechanisms and improves perception in return therefore assists in developing speech, self-regulation and decreasing sensory overwhelm.