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Kay Distel Research Psychologist Dr. Theo- dore D. Wacks, Purdue University (N.Y. Times 16 Nov 1982) found babies raised in noisy homes were slower to imitate adult behaviour and had delayed verbal development and exploratory activity. The French researchers Muzetand Erhart (1983) found that even though test subjects were not consciously disturbed by noise during sleep, their bodies failed to acclimatise to the noise. The long- Another researcher from a different background has shown that by focussing on the ear as a gateway to the body and by increasing the ear’s ability to take pulsed high frequency sound, the brain can get in better RECOMMENDATIONS The low hums and the loud sounds that pervade our homes, workplace and streets can, and do, affect our health and distress our body. It may seem impossible to do much about it, but! believe we need to start ina small way to take action to raise our eee heh Me fe kis. tune and begin the “process of harmonising the entire body. consciousness about these effects: * consider filling your home with harmonised music to give some respite to the excessive low fre- quency blare that fills our shops * turn off electric blankets before sleeping. To protect the body from extra low frequencies have a lambswool undersheet over the SOUND THERAPY Dr AA Tomatis started his research 40 years ago by defining what function the ear plays within the body. He believes what we hear effects us more than any other form of sensory input and so, plays a major role in our state of health. He puts forward the idea that the ear is made not only for hearing, but intended to benefit the whole organism through the stimulation of sound. He showed conclusively that the best sound to stimulate the organism is high frequency sound softly played. The high frequency stimulates the cerebral cortex and energy latent in the brainis released. The “recharging” of the brain provides a new level of energy and harmonises the nervous system relieving stress, lowering blood pressure and inducing a deep sleep which enables a person to be fully rested on less sleep. There is also improved brain function. There is frequency level and decibel level. Noise pollution laws reflect our knowledge of research aboutloud noise, thatis decibel level. Both high and low frequency loud noise or sound will cause distress. Research has shown that noise loud sounds that pervade our homes, workplace and Streets can and do affect our health and distress blanket * ensure that appliances are turned off at the power point when equip- ment is not in use. [M] our body. Kay Distel has spent 9 years researching in the UK with Gerda Boysen, Harry Oldfield and others — the effects of vibrations on the human body. Kay is currently living in Australia, and can be contacted on (02) 565 3251. Ring for workshop/ seminar details. term effects on the cardio-vascular system of low noise during sleep are much greater than thought. Fre- quency is surprisingly significant in the western world. FURTHER READING: Sound Therapy for the Walkman, P Joudry. Available from Sound Health! Box 5069 West Chatswood 2057 ($17.00 inc! p+p) The sounds of nature, classical music — particularly flute and violin music —have a great deal more high frequency sound than, say, rock and roll. New age composers like Halpern, Horne and Isis tend to compose music that has the well being of the listener at heart and design music to relax, harmonise -and help self-reflection. Dark Side of the Brain, Harry Oldfield and Roger Coghill. Available from Sound Health, or discerning bookstores (publ. Element Books) 27 SOUND THERAPY The low bums and the HIGH FREQUENCY SOUND affects sleep of babies and adults.