AIT Results for Adults
Since much of the literature focuses on children, many people sometimes wonder if AIT is for adults and are surprised to hear that actually any age is fine for AIT. We've worked with all ages including adults into their 70's. It's never too late to get improvements! In fact, Dr. Berard who originally developed AIT did so for himself (as an adult) for his hearing loss. He figured if he could get some "exercise" for the ears, then as with any other muscle in the body, "if you use it, you won't lose it". Sure enough, he found it helpful for his hearing and so started using it with others for all sorts of hearing differences.
We have worked with many adults who benefited from AIT (as you will see from some of the stories included in this newsletter). I have seen everything from improvements in general hypersensitivity, attention issues, "cocktail party" syndrome (difficulty distinguishing sound, i.e., hearing one person speaking when there is a lot of background noise), migraines, mood issues such as depression and anxiety and TBI (traumatic brain injuries). In fact when my mother was alive she was operated on for a brain tumor. After several years went by, she started having falls and on one occasion, hit her head pretty badly resulting in aphasia (difficulty remembering or retrieving words). We tried AIT with her and within two weeks, her speech and physical therapists expressed surprise at how quickly she was "recovering"!
Sometimes it's surprising what benefits people get from AIT. Although most often the hearing issues are what get address, I have had people report that their vision improved ("clarity and widening of visual field"), they felt "calmer, more relaxed, better able to handle situations", "getting phone numbers off the answering machine more easily," "memory recall", improvements in digital coordination (typing, handwriting and piano playing). Also clearing "old disturbing memories" (dreams improved, re-call and re-working of old "upsets"). After finishing AIT, the friend of a woman in her 70's said "I have my friend back!" There have been so many different positive responses over the years that I cannot list them all. Suffice it to say that "AIT is NOT just for kids!"