SoundRelaxTM: A Tool to Manage Stress

We all lead busy lives, which is making us increasingly aware of the impact that stress has on our bodies and minds. Now more than ever, it’s important to find new and innovative ways to relax. Modern hearing aids can induce relaxation with a unique feature called SoundRelaxTM. This new palette of relaxing sounds is designed to help hearing aid wearers with or without tinnitus manage their anxiety and improve their concentration.

Calming Fractal Sounds

The term “fractal” was first used by the mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot in 1975. He coined the term to describe geometric shapes containing several levels of detail that are revealed as the viewer looks closer and zooms in.

SoundRelaxTM is based on fractal mathematics allowing to generate soothing tones that change gradually, continuously and without repeating themselves to induce relaxation.

Fractal image

Listening to meditative sounds and relaxing music has been proven to be an effective way of relieving stress, as these sounds stimulate different parts of the brain. Music is commonly used at celebrations, sporting events, and in movies and TV advertisements to trigger pleasant emotions. However, research has shown that music can also trigger unpleasant memories. The use of fractal sounds prevents these undesirable reactions, as they integrate relaxing musical proprieties characterized by a series of sounds that never change abruptly, but rather vary slightly to remain familiar without being predictable.

Users Are Unamimous!

In a recent study1, 20 participants with and without tinnitus evaluated each of these new sounds using headphones. They provided their level of appreciation and rated how effectively each sound promoted relaxation, concentration, and overall well-being.

Appreciation

Well-being

Concentration

Relaxation

Participants were unanimous: all criteria were rated highly, despite individual preferences.

SoundRelaxTM is a proven solution, providing hearing aid users a tool that supports relaxation, well-being, and concentration.

Talk to your audioprosthetist to learn more about hearing aid technology.

Janic

Audiologist

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