They are both doing the iLs Focus (one almost finished with Sensory Motor and the other has done the SM program, and the concentration/attention program) and are making gains such as feeling less anxious, better mood, better focus for homework, better sleeping patterns.  While these gains are very promising and welcoming, the sound sensitivities are still quite prominent and impede in daily life.  I am hoping some other professionals might suggest some additional things to do and try to support better results. 

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1.  The Pitch Discrim results can be used to indicate that an auditory processing problem exists, but the exact scores are not necessarily indicative of how severe the problem is, since a person's scores may vary substantially between tests.

2.  Similarly, this test is not a good one to include in a pre- and post- assessment comparision to show progress in the program, unless the auditory processing difficulties are fully resolved and the client is therefore able to be 100% accurate.

This has been helpful to me in clarifying differences.  Thanks.

While TLP has one program (with a variation of that program with nature sounds) of 10 hours, our programs are specific, customized and longer.  For instance, the Sensory Motor Program alone is comprised of 60 one-hour sessions, Conc/Attn 40 hrs, and so on.  To reduce costs, we now offer the Focus 200 and Focus 100.

As a brain integration program, iLs also includes visual and motor activities, which help to account for the wonderful results Associates are getting.

We prefer using orchestral pieces so that we get the depth and richness offered by having multiple instruments in the orchestra.

I can also say that we use top of the line cabling, including the custom iPod-to-amp cable that improves the quality of sound (both bone and air).  As I have been involved in building BC headphones for 9 years, I can attest to the fact that we have made several improvements to 'rugged-ize' our headphones, especially in the last year with new engineering staff.  

We have our own audio engineering and tech support on site, which is an added bonus.

Hope this helps, Roberto.

After 30 days of listening I  was able to finally give him a full listening test for the first time, but in two parts, AC first followed a few days later by BC ( with a good bribe from his mother!).His general behaviour at home has improved greatly and he shows much better eye contact and interactive language in the clinic.

My question was, is it OK to pad the BC tester on the audiometer? Will padding interfere with the BC results?

The problem is in assuming that a person who has erors will always make the same mistakes and this is not the case. A person who cannot determine differences in pitch by the pure tones, is guessing and will make random errors. So the only thing you have proved in repeating the test immediatele or shortly thereafter is that the client has a pitch descrimination problem. Most people are not having this issue but a feswhave noticed the same inconsistency that you have so more on this on the conference call. Thank you for the question and tune in on the 20th for more on this interesting topic.   Dr. Minson

The youngest I know of ever having done listening was an infant about 7 months old, albeit her listening times were only about 5 - 7 minutes.  The listening was done in combination with her OT sessions.

Infants can benefit by listening . . . if the headphones will fit.  Toddlers can be more difficult to manage, because they can easily reach up and take the headphones off.  In this case, their listening sessions may be 10 minutes or so in length during naptime PROVIDED AN ADULT IS IN THE ROOM TO WATCH THE CORD.  I have seen 22 - 24 month-old children tolerate the headphones well while waking.

The minimum age is often dictated by the age at which the child received the diagnosis or informed parents recognize the child is not reaching usual milestones, is extremely sensitive to environmental stimuli, is under responsive to stimuli, has difficulty with eating, touch, etc.

I think initially you will most commonly see more calmness, less irritability, improved sleep, gradually willing to take more risks, try new foods, etc. With stimulation to the vestibular system through low frequencies and bone conduction, and the resulting improvement in gravitational security, the changes will continue - sometimes very quickly.  We recently learned of a child who had been in OT for some time, making steady, but slow, progress.  Within just a few days of listening she walked over, grabbed a jumprope and starting jumping for the first time ever.

Hope this is helpful.