Founder Dr. Alfred A. Tomatis

Alfred Tomatis was a Medical Doctor (ENT) who devoted his life to studying the close relationship between the voice, the brain and the ear. His work has had a revolutionary impact on how an individual communicates with himself and others.

Born on January 1, 1920 and died in Carcassone on Christmas Day 2001, Dr. Alfred A. Tomatis founded the Tomatis® Method. Before that, he studied medicine and became an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) doctor. Dr. Tomatis also grew up in a musical family. Combining his expertise and his passion for music, he developed the theory that many vocal problems were in reality hearing problems: “the voice does not produce what the ear does not hear.” The theory was thereafter named “Tomatis Effect,” which was made official in 1957 by the Academy of Science and Medicine in Paris.

Electronic Ear

Dr. Tomatis invented his first technical sound system called Electronic Ear, which debuted at the Brussels World Exhibition in 1958. The Electronic Ear helped Dr. Tomatis prove the benefits of his method, which is established on his theory of the relationship between hearing and phonation and between listening and communication, by providing treatment, re-education and the permanent restoration of a singer’s deficient vocal qualities.

Since then, the Electronic Ear has developed and evolved with the technological advancements in the past few decades. The Electronic Ear has gone through numerous technological progresses from the Tomatis® Listening Test System (TLTS) to the Tomatis® Audio Pro to TalksUp®. TalksUp®, which is the device used today, has made the Tomatis® Method even more accessible in treating and re-educating our auditory sensories and speech.

Founder Dr. Alfred A. Tomatis

Electronic Ear

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