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Creating an Effective Physician Evidence-Based Practice: Music Training for Better Hearing

Presentation Date: 27 October 2021
Duration: 1:09:19

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Dr. Davis has developed a music-based auditory training program to promote better hearing and cognitive health based on five key benefits:

  • Promotion of neuroplasticity
  • Improvement of cognitive abilities and speech processing in noise processing
  • Potential promotion of healthy aging in the brain
  • Benefits for overall health
  • Benefits of engaging in a rewarding activity

As the public has recognized the importance of cognitive health, brain training apps have become a big business. However, research has shown that users of these apps simply get better at the games in these apps; over time they show little if any real-world benefit. Dr. Davis’s program uses music as a form of training based on research that proves short-term music training creates life-long benefit. This presentation will summarize the neuromusical research and how it correlates with audiology, including ways to implement music training with patients immediately.


Speakers: Jill Davis, Au.D.