History

The Founder
Alfred Tomatis was born in Nice on January 1, 1920 and died in Carcassone at Christmas 2001. A Doctor of Medicine from the University of Paris, he specialised in Ear, Nose and Throat and in Speech Therapy. As early as 1947 he identified the relationship between the ear and the voice. This discovery was made official in 1957 by the Academy of Science and Medicine in Paris, with the name "Tomatis Effect", and is the basis of the techniques he has created for the treatment of listening and communication problems.

He has worked for the French Ministry of Employment and the French Air and Arsenal Ministry. In addition he has taught at the Paris School of Anthropology, and the Paris School of Practising Psychologists, as well as in various English speaking universities.

Alfred A.Tomatis is also the author of many books and scientific articles covering the different fields he has worked in: Education, Psychology, Linguistics and Philosophy.

The Tomatis Method
This discovery was made following research, started in 1947, in several disciplines, namely: Audiology, Phonology and Psychology.
Research carried out on the linguistic function has led to the development of techniques that structure the control circuits of voice and language by acting on listening.
Alfred A. Tomatis showed that listening starts with the foetus in the womb, which was a highly innovative idea at the time.