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Melissa East The Honeybee Difference Other Products Sound Health BrainBuilder Music for Babies Music for the Mind Additional Resources Listening Checklist Other Checklists and Resources Site Contents / Map | | | Fun! How to build your own PVC phone  There are many sounds in language that make up the words we read, write and speak. When we listen to a person’s voice, our ears must reach into the air and try to catch as much as they can of these sounds to send back to the brain. When you are silently reading, your brain is sounding out the words as your eyes go over them. Research has proven that reading is an auditory activity; we read with our ears!
Sometimes this process goes awry as when the ear canal gets blocked with wax or fluid fills the middle ear chamber. Both of these will distort or prevent sounds from being transferred through the ear to the auditory nerve and brain. The ossicles (bones) in the middle ear may be the culprit if the muscles that control them are not strong enough to do their jobs correctly. It may be that the brain has an auditory processing disorder, which may be helped by an auditory re-education program such as The Listening Program™. A simple tympanogram (performed by your nurse or audiologist) will tell you whether or not your middle ear is in good operating order. An assessment such as the SCAN will let you know if there is an auditory processing disorder present. This ‘PVC-Phone’ is designed to self-regulate your voice when you speak into it. Originally, this tool was introduced at a writing conference for children to use while they proof-read their own writing. By speaking into the ‘PVC-Phone’, the brain is given information free of surrounding sounds that may otherwise distract it. By receiving clear and rich auditory information, the brain can more efficiently process and figure out what needs correcting. By speaking and listening though this tool, you will be able to self-regulate your voice quality to make it louder, softer, more articulate, more lively, or less flat. Through this tool, the brain will be greatly assisted in knowing where to direct the muscles, nerves and breath to make improvements to the quality of the voice. We get accustomed to how our voices sound to us via bone conduction. When we speak to another, though, they are hearing us through air-conduction. When we hear our voices through air, i.e. tape recording, we are likely to say, “this is not my voice!” This PVC Phone will sound back your voice as others hear you! Directions for Use Put one end of this ‘PVC-Phone’ up to your dominant ear then talk distinctly (and a little quieter than usual) into the other end. For example, if you are right-handed, your dominant ear should be your right ear. How to Make your Own ‘PVC-Phone’ Visit your hardware store and ask them to cut you a 3-inch length of ¾” PVC tubing. Push a ¾” PVC 90° elbow onto each end and it’s ready for use! A child may wish to personalize their ‘PVC-Phone’ by decorating with permanent markers in bright colorful designs. If you are allergic, or would prefer not to use PVC material, you can use copper. | | | 
Build a PVC phone to help develop your listening skills
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