Competitive Advantages
- Enhances auditory perception during daily activities
- Promotes comfort and reduces distraction
- Reduced background noise
Summary
Scientists at USF have developed an active sound therapy using specific therapeutic sounds which alter the way the central nervous system (CNS) encodes, processes or weights incoming sensory information. It supplements the sensory environment by providing an enriched sensory experience that induces plasticity within the CNS, and effectively overcomes the associated sensory neural processing deficits. This technology presents a novel methodology for overcoming perceptual auditory deficits by chronically supplementing the sensory experience with important but unnoticeable stimuli. Thus, active sound therapy provides an effective treatment for hearing loss.
Schematic Representation of Sound Therapy for Improved Sensory Perception
Desired Partnerships
- License
- Sponsored Research
- Co-Development