The Key Clinic Auditory Integration Training Programme

BrightBeatz

Our BrightBeatz programme supports listening and learning by improving how the brain processes sound.

Most hearing tests only check for hearing loss, not how we hear. But how we hear affects speech, focus, and filtering background noise.

BrightBeatz uses customised, modulated music to help ‘retrain’ the ears.

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While results can vary between individuals, we have reported the following improvements across the following areas:

Hypersensitive hearing/ Concentration/ Mood Regulation/ Auditory processing/ Anxiety/ Sensory integration/ Working memory/ Spatial awareness/ Reading and Spelling/ Speech and Language delays and difficulties

How does it work?

Regular audiograms simply measure hearing loss, but do not assess the way in which someone hears.

Dr Berard believed that these underlying distortions in the hearing profile can impact reading, spelling, speech/language and behaviour.

BrightBeatz was developed by Audiology Professor Joshua Reiss of Queen Mary University, London, with The Key Clinic.

Modulated music is used to encourage better listening skills.

The programme takes 10 hours in total (two 30-minute sessions a day).

If you or your child has been receiving treatment, do not stop or suspend their treatment program without consulting their doctor.  Our approach is intended to complement any medical treatment, rather than replace it.

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Dr Berard’s Key Findings/Observations:

  • Hypersensitive hearing can make it impossible to phase out background noises, making a person highly distractible. This may also lead to anxiety issues and social withdrawal.

  • Distortions mean not all sounds are being heard at the same volume. For such people, listening to language is a bit like listening on a mobile phone in an area of poor reception. 

  • Dyslateral hearing means some people tune into one ear for some sounds and the other ear for different sounds. This can result in flipping the order in which sounds are processed by the brain, resulting in speech and language problems or poor auditory processing.

BrightBeatz Testimonial

Main concerns: hypersensitivity hearing. A 13 year old boy , BrightBeatz programme , August 2024

"I have been noticing changes in my hearing, how sounds aren't as sharp anymore like they used to be. I think doing the Auditory therapy has been helpful. Two of the differences are that I am not getting as many headaches, and when I am in noisy environments like school, I don't feel as stressed and don't have to cover my ears very much either now." Boy (13 Years Old)

"Since completing the auditory therapy, the difference in my 13-year-old son has been incredible! Shortly after finishing the 10-day course, he sat his Common Entrance exams and came out with an A* (he was predicted to fail). He was able to focus and not be distracted in exams and, overall, is less affected by sound and much happier." 

Advice to other parents: Brace yourself for their behaviour declining halfway through, but this is only temporary and will be followed by an extraordinary improvement.

You won't regret it!" His Mother

Please call us on 020 7486 4462 or email welcome@thekeyclinic.co.uk to find out how we can support you or your child.