So you’ve just found out that you need to have surgery? It’s always a shock to find that you need surgery and people are filled with apprehension, if not fear. The biggest fear of course is always: what if I don’t wake up? Statistics tell us that the vast majority of people do wake up [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Music and Surgery'
Step-by-step instructions for using music in surgery
April 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Music and Surgery
Music for National Colorectal Cancer Month
March 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Music and Surgery
IntroductionColorectal cancer is cancer of the colon or rectum. It is equally common in men and women. An estimated 146,970 people will be diagnosed in 2009, and an estimated 49,920 people will die from the disease. With recommended screening, this cancer can be prevented (by removing polyps before they become cancerous) or detected early, when [...]
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Using Music to Ease Patient Stress During Surgery
March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Music and Surgery
For as long as humans have pounded drums and plucked strings, listening to music has affected people’s sense of well-being, lifting their spirits and — as new research shows — calming their nerves. Literally. According to a study at Cleveland Clinic, music can slow the neuronal firings deep within the brain during surgery designed to [...]
Surgical Serenity Headphones FAQ
March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Music and Surgery
Surgical Headphones FAQ The headphones have been on the market for almost a year now and I’m selling them (and the download) primarily to individuals. Once the data is gathered and the proof of their efficacy is undeniable, I will begin marketing them to hospitals and surgical centers, in earnest. What I’ve noticed so far [...]
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Advances in Surgery and Anesthesia
February 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Music and Surgery
Yes, there was a time when things were done very differently in surgery. Some of these tools pictured here were downright barbaric! But today, things are done very differently. Today doctors and patients alike know about the benefits of music during surgery. We are much more aware of the dangers of too much anesthesia and [...]
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Live Music in Operating Room, found to be beneficial
February 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Music and Surgery
By Helen Altonn haltonn@starbulletin.com Classical music played on a piano in the operating room for 115 patients having eye surgery at the former St. Francis Medical Center-Liliha had “profound” physical benefits, it was reported today. The music lowered the patients’ blood pressure and heart and respiratory rates before any sedation or pain medication, according to [...]
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Music and Stress in Children Receiving General Anesthesia
January 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Music and Surgery
Introduction ——————————————————————————– The research I am about to present today has taken three years. Its goal was to reduce physiological and emotional stress in patients undergoing general anesthesia. The research questions were: Is there audio perception when under anesthesia? Can we find a parameter that would measure the physiological and biochemical effect of music under [...]
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Talking with Mayo Clinic about Surgery Headphones
January 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Music and Surgery
Talks with Mayo Clinic have begun! Let me start out my saying that this is not going to be a quick happening but at least it has begun! I talked with my second “official” person at Mayo Clinic today about the possibility of getting my headphones in use there. They are already definitely in favor [...]
