Dr Tomatis was an ear-nose-throat doctor who searched for a way to help his patients with voice or hearing problems. He found that voice and hearing — or listening as he called it — are directly connected.
Tomatis® Technology and Science
The Tomatis® Effect
In 1957 and 1959, Dr Tomatis presented his research for the French Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Medicine respectively. They confirmed his findings called the Tomatis® Effect.
The Tomatis® Effect states that:
For Communication Between Brain Areas, Milliseconds Matter
Dr Tomatis pioneering work with bone and air conduction, time delays, and rapidly changing filters are what makes the Tomatis® Method unique. It was obvious to him that time in milliseconds is of extreme importance for the brain’s internal communication. The theory behind the Tomatis® Method builds on his findings and aims to improve the entire signal processing in the brain – both speed and accuracy.
The research described in Neuroscience News confirms that milliseconds indeed matter. Scientists at University College London used advanced technology to uncover how two neocortical areas in the brain communicate with one another and found that their influence on each other changes over much faster timescales than previously thought.
Tomatis Maestro® headset
Tomatis Maestro® is our new revolutionary device launched in 2025. It is a therapeutic quality headset with air and bone conduction and a built-in Tomatis Electronic Ear® with full functionality.
Tomatis Maestro® has an integrated audio-vocal function – Active Voice – that processes your voice in real time with all the bells and whistles of the Tomatis® Method. Your voice is instantly enriched and becomes clearer and more dynamic.
The same principles, filters, and time delays Dr Tomatis invented are used, but with a sound quality, range, and precision he could only dream of.
Maestro® is your personal headset that you work with at home. It is provided by your Tomatis® Practitioner when starting your course. It is easy to customise and re-programme while working towards your goals.
It has never been easier to start a Tomatis® auditory re-training programme!
The Tomatis® Electronic Ear
The Tomatis® Electronic Ear is the auditory re-training device Dr Tomatis invented to transform his patients’ ability to listen. Music and voice is processed in real-time and ALWAYS new, fresh, and surprising for the auditory system. The Tomatis® Method never uses recorded music. The unique technology stimulates learning with new challenges every day.
Dr Tomatis and the Tomatis® Electronic Ear received the Gold Medal for Scientific Research at the World Exhibition in Brussels in 1958. In those days it was a huge, chunky thing attached to magnetic tape reels.
During the past sixty years, the Tomatis® Electronic Ear has continually been upgraded using the latest technology.
Until now, all Tomatis® Practitioners in New Zealand used a pocket-size Electronic Ear — the TalksUp®. Your individualised course was downloaded into the TalksUp® and you connected Tomatis® headphones to listen.
At the beginning of 2025 the latest version of the Tomatis® Electronic Ear was launched. It is a therapeutic quality headset with air and bone conduction and a built-in Tomatis® Electronic Ear. It is called Tomatis® Maestro (see above).
Tomatis® Bone Conduction Kit
The Tomatis® Bone Conduction Kit replaces Tomatis® headphones and is used for:
- Babies whose fontanelles haven’t closed yet
- Sound sensitive people, hypotonic (very low muscle tone), or those with severe sensory integration problems
- Children who simply refuse to wear something on their head
- Adults with repeated concussions, whiplash, and headaches who can’t tolerate headphones.
The Tomatis® sound is delivered through bone conduction in a belt around the waist. You can also use a glove to gently stimulate other parts of the body.
The Electronic Gating®, filters, and music used are the same as for the full Tomatis® Method.
The Tomatis® Bone Conduction Kit is based on clinically proven technology. It is non-invasive and safe.
