Research and Results - Centre Tomatis de Paris.

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What are the results with the Tomatis® Method?

resultats-recherche-tomatis In addition to the positive results achieved with our clients and which have made our reputation, our method has also proven its effectiveness scientifically. The research continues to grow as the areas of application of the method are extended. Indeed, the
acoustic sensory message plays a key role in the development of the individual and as a result connects to a broad range of disorders. The scientific partners with whom we work include several public bodies (ministries, research institutes, hospitals) as well as universities, specialized associations and foundations. Their involvement ensures the objectivity and reliability of the results presented for you in a non-exhaustive overview in the following tables.

AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS

Etude du Centre Ross-Swain (Californie)

TAPS subtests(Test of Auditory Perceptual Skills)

Pre / Post (%)

Ross-Swain (The Swain Center) reviewed the pre / post treatment testing results of 41 selected clients that had Auditory Processing Problems which can affect listening comprehension. After sessions of Tomatis® listening program, the results show a strong increase of ability to use memory to better listening and communicate.

Auditory Processing Overall

Auditory Discrimination

Auditory Memory, digits

Auditory Memory, digits reversed

Auditory Memory, words

Auditory Memory, sentences

Auditory Processing

Following Directions

8.4 / 58.3

14.2 / 68.1

9.7 / 46.0

19.1 / 37.4

12.2 / 48.5

16.4 / 53.4

23.2 / 56.6

31.3 / 66.5

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Etude Du Plessis (Université de Potchefstroon – Afrique du Sud)

Pre / Post Anxiety scores

Du Plessis (University of Potchefstroom, South Africa) studied 10 anxious university students who received the Tomatis® listening program, 9 who received psychotherapy program and 10 assigned to the control group.
The Tomatis® group showed significant reductions in anxiety, while the results were mixed for the psychotherapy group and no change in anxiety was found in the control group.
Another Du Plessis’ study showed that Tomatis group had maintained its reduced level of anxiety after 14,3 months and that the level of self-actualization had increased significantly. No change was detected in the control group.

	Tomatis^®	Psychotherapy	Contrôle
N (number)	10	9	10
CAS (Children’s Anxiety Scale)	9.6 / 7.6	11.0 / 11.3	8.4 / 7.7
STAIC Trait	42.8 / 32.9	41.2 / 37.1	37.2 / 37.6
STAIC State (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children)	32.8 / 27.6	30.7 / 28.1	31.3 / 30.0

Étude d’Orthy (Hôpital Foch – France) et
étude Klopfenstein (Hôpital de Vesoul – France)

Pre / Post (control group)

Pre / Post
(TOMATIS group)

D’Orthy (Hospital Foch, near Paris), compared anxiety in a control group of 683 expectant women who received only the traditional preparation technique and 53 expectant women who received a shortened version of The Tomatis® listening program.
The results showed a decrease in anxiety among the Tomatis mother, whereas in the control group anxiety increase slightly. Une autre étude réalisée par le département gynécologique de l’hôpital de Vesoul sur 170 femmes enceintes a permis de constater une baisse de la durée de l’accouchement de 1h08 (3h30 à 2h22).

N	683	53
Hamilton test (self administration test measuring anxiety)	4.4 / 4.7	5.7 / 4.0

LEARNING DISABILITY AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS

Gilmor Meta-Analysis

Field

Average progression (%)

Gilmor’s meta-analysis is based on a study of 225 children with learning and communication difficulties.
This analysis shows that the Tomatis® listening sessions have a significant impact in the following areas: language,
cognitive and psychomotor development, social and personal behavior.

LinguistiC	225	41
PsychomotOR	153	32
Personal and social behavior	225	31
Cognitive	152	30
Hearing	77	4

Etude Wilson (Hôpital universitaire de North Shore – University de Cornell, New-York)

TEST	TOMATIS / Control (% Change)

Wilson studied 26 children suffering from a language disorder. Eighteen (18) children received Tomatis®
listening sessions and 8 were assigned to the control
group.The results show progress for the Tomatis® group in the following areas: communication, openness of hearing and ability to reproduce sound.

N	18 / 8
WIG Communication Score (test designed for the study) Parent Evaluation/ Teacher Evaluation)	22 / 1234 / 27
Language Domain (non specified test) Sound reproduction/Openness of hearing	86 / -9, s38 / 3

Etude 1 et 2 Brickwall House Institute (East Sussex—England)

TEST	TOMATIS / Control (% Change)

Brickwall studied 47 dyslexic children suffering from a delay in reading of 4/5 years. Twenty-four (24) of these children underwent Tomatis® listening sessions. The remaining 23 children were assigned to the control group.

The results show a significant difference in favor of the
Tomatis® group, in reading ability and expression.

N	12 / 12 ou 24 /24 selon le test
Receptive Vocabulary (BPVS)	19 / 4,s
WRAT Reading (raw scores) – Lecture	51,s / 19, s
WRAT Spelling (Raw scores) – expression	53 / 20,s
Verbal Fluency (raw scores)	52 / 39,s
Neal Reading (accuracy)	21 / 11
Neale Reading (comprehension)	19 / 7

Etude Centre TOMATIS Nordiska (Suède)

Field

Pre. (%)

Post.(%)

Diff. (%)

The Tomatis® center of Sweden evaluated the impact of Tomatis® listening sessions on 56 people.

Significant progress was recorded in terms of attention and energy as well as on motor performance and adaptability.

N = 56
Attention	59	39	20
Motor Ability	37	25	12
Expression	38	28	10
Energy	47	36	11
Behavior and adaptability	46	34	12