sound therapy
Curative audio treatment
Sound therapy uses music, tones, or other auditory stimuli to promote physical or mental well-being.
Practitioners may employ tuning forks, singing bowls, binaural beats, or specific frequencies believed to reduce stress, improve sleep, or aid healing.
The term covers both clinical applications like tinnitus treatment and more alternative practices: She tried sound therapy for her anxiety.
- tuning forksPronged acoustic calibrators
- singing bowlsVibrating metal meditation tools
- crystal bowlsOrnamental transparent serving vessels
- binaural beatsPerceived rhythm from frequency difference
- brain wavesElectrical patterns from neurons
mood enhancement · Gregorian chants · nature sounds · ocean waves · mindfulness practice · meditation · trauma recovery · stress relief · relaxation techniques · anxiety reduction · white noise · frequency modulation · emotional catharsis · reiki · holistic healing · chimes · meditative states · deep relaxation
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, rest, calm
- hearingear, cochlea, hearing loss, deaf, hearing test
- therapiesphysiotherapy, psychotherapy, cryotherapy, PT, hydrotherapy
- therapypsychotherapy, therapist, session, counselor, sessions
- natural remediesherbal tea, essential oils, echinacea, ginseng, elderberry
- relaxation therapymassage, yoga, meditation, deep breathing, aromatherapy
sound therapydrug therapy
Treatment using medicinal substances
chemotherapy · pharmacotherapy · medication · surgery · physical therapy
sound therapysensory deprivation
Blocking all external stimuli
silent meditation · light therapy · phototherapy · aromatherapy · massage therapy
sound therapysilence
Total lack of sound
noise pollution · cacophony · noise exposure · total silence · soundlessness