FAQ
Therapy
This is a mobile app for children with developmental problems. The app is based on neuron-sensory brain stimulation, also known as Tomatis therapy.
The Tomatis Method was named in honor of its creator, Alfred Tomatis, a French otolaryngologist, doctor of medical sciences. He devoted his completely professional career to studying the relationship between hearing and speech, voice, behavior and emotional state.
Indications for use of the Dolphin app:
- Mental retardation
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Alalia (sensory, motor)
- Delayed speech development
- Coordination disorder
- ADHD
- Dyslexia
- Dysgraphia
The therapy is absolutely safe, but before the course the child must undergo an electroencephalogram (EEG) to exclude epileptic seizures.
Contraindications for the Tomatis method are presented below:
Contraindications for the Tomatis method are presented below:
- epilepsy
- tumor diseases
- brain cysts
- cochlear implant
- acute period of any disease
- otitis
- mental illnesses
- severe arterial hypertension
All of the following studies are taken from the English-language database of medical and biological publications created by the US National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) based on the biotechnology section of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Each article is assigned a unique PMID identification number by which the study can be found.
Study Reference.
Each article is assigned a unique PMID identification number by which the study can be found.
Study Reference.
We strongly recommend undergoing an electroencephalogram (EEG) to rule out the risk of epileptic seizure.
Yes, the co-founder of the project - Zhanara Igisinova, is a certified Tomatis therapist with higher medical education. She was trained in Warsaw, Poland.
It is important to remember that Tomatis therapy is not a panacea, and in addition to therapy, you need to work in parallel with other specialists. Our app speeds up the progress.
This technique is not evidence-based, but it has a lot of research (link to research) and a large number of centers around the world.
Mobile application
You can download the app from this link. The application is available for Android phones only.
Launch the mobile application, make sure you have a stable internet connection.
The app will download the first lesson in the background.
The course consists of 31 sessions divided into 3 stages:
It is necessary to take a break between stages for 1-2 weeks.
It is necessary to listen to one lesson per day.
The class lasts 120 minutes:
The app will download the first lesson in the background.
The course consists of 31 sessions divided into 3 stages:
- Stage 1: Adaptation. 15 sessions.
- Stage 2. Stimulation. 8 sessions.
- Stage 3. Reinforcement. 8 sessions.
It is necessary to take a break between stages for 1-2 weeks.
It is necessary to listen to one lesson per day.
The class lasts 120 minutes:
- 30 minutes brain stimulation
- 30 minutes relaxation
- 30 minutes brain stimulation
- 30 minutes relaxation
Make sure you have a stable internet connection.
If you are unable to start the first lesson, it may be worth waiting a little while for the app to load it in the background.
If you are unable to start the first lesson, it may be worth waiting a little while for the app to load it in the background.
To make the next lesson available, you must complete the current lesson and it will automatically unlock the next day.
The app opens lessons one per day and only after listening to the previous one.
The app opens lessons one per day and only after listening to the previous one.
Any Android phone is suitable.
The IOS app is on development.
The IOS app is on development.
If your child is physically able to hear, if there are no hearing-related illnesses, you can use any closed headphones that are comfortable for your child.
Wireless or with a long cable, with a frequency response up to 18000-20000 Hz.
In case of conductive hearing loss, middle ear damage, bone conduction or vibration headphones can be used.
Do not use in-ear headphones.
Wireless or with a long cable, with a frequency response up to 18000-20000 Hz.
In case of conductive hearing loss, middle ear damage, bone conduction or vibration headphones can be used.
Do not use in-ear headphones.
The course consists of 31 sessions divided into 3 stages:
You should listen to one lesson per day.
It is necessary to take a break between stages for 1-2 weeks
- Stage 1: Adaptation. 15 sessions.
- Stage 2. Stimulation. 8 sessions.
- Stage 3. Reinforcement. 8 sessions.
You should listen to one lesson per day.
It is necessary to take a break between stages for 1-2 weeks
The best time to practice is in the morning to avoid overexcitement and sleep problems.
The session lasts 120 minutes:
- 30 minutes brain stimulation
- 30 minutes relaxation
- 30 minutes brain stimulation
- 30 minutes relaxation
During therapy, the child can go outdoors, draw, do puzzles, anything that does not burden the brain and provides distraction.
Creative activities are the best solution.
Also during the sessions, you can read to your child - to do this, activate the “walkie-talkie” mode - go to the “voice” tab and click on the microphone button.
Everything spoken into the phone will be broadcast and sound in the headphones.
The mother's voice activates the child's brain and helps to develop communication skills.
Creative activities are the best solution.
Also during the sessions, you can read to your child - to do this, activate the “walkie-talkie” mode - go to the “voice” tab and click on the microphone button.
Everything spoken into the phone will be broadcast and sound in the headphones.
The mother's voice activates the child's brain and helps to develop communication skills.
- Do not eat solid food (cereal, cookies, and sandwiches).
- Do not use a tablet, television, or telephone.
- Do not do math or reading during therapy.
- If the child has a fever, runny nose, there are other manifestations of acute respiratory infections or otitis media, then classes are postponed.
The volume should be comfortable, so adjust it yourself and see how your child reacts.
The app for IOS is in development. The tentative release date is early 2025.
Other
If you are a specialist or a representative of a center dealing with children with developmental problems and you want to use the application in your work, please contact us at +7 (777) 1121244.
There is no difference in therapy - we all use the Tomatis method, the only difference is in the presentation - mobile app or analog device.
The creators of the app are a team of enthusiasts from Almaty:
- Abay Zhazbulganov
- Erik Bayanzhan
- Zhanara Igisinova
- Aibek Nurtaev
