I would say that this is a moderately controversial subject. Here’s why: if the patient and surgeon are both going to benefit from music being played in the operating room, then the music will have to be delivered ambiently to the doctor and through headphones to the patient. Why? Because the surgeon needs to hear more [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Common Fears in Surgery'
Can the surgeon and patient benefit from the same music?
February 28th, 2012 · No Comments · Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, How music works
Which hospitals in the U.S. are using the Surgical Serenity Headphones?
January 16th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Anesthesia, Common Fears in Surgery, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Music and Anesthesia, Music in the hospital, Music in the hospitals, which hospitals use music headphones
This is a question that I get more and more these days. As people around the country and around the world, find out about our ready-to-go, pre-programmed surgical headphones, they want to know that the research is there and that nationally-known, reputable hospitals are already using them. Well, good news! They are already being [...]
Fear of Anesthesia: How Can the Right Music Help?
January 15th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Common Fears in Surgery, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Headphones for other medical procedures, Music and Anesthesia, Music and Propofol, Music in the hospitals, Rhythmic entrainment, Surgical Headphones reviews
Waiting for a Ceasarean-section childbirth As a therapist and a clinical musicologist, I talk to people nearly every day that have just been told that they need to have surgery and are almost more fearful of the anesthesia than they are of having surgery! Why? Because general anesthesia is very powerful medication and occasionally [...]
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Music and Surgery: Music Medicine or Music Therapy?
December 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Anesthesia, Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Music in the hospital, Rhythmic entrainment, Surgery Music
Many people do not understand the difference between music medicine and music therapy. To me, it’s not a big deal, but to some people it is a huge deal. My mentor, Dr. Arthur Harvey, explained it to me like this: in order to conduct a music therapy session, a music therapist must be present. It [...]
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Surgical Serenity Headphones: Wireless or Cordless?
October 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Common Fears in Surgery, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Headphones for other medical procedures
When people contact me about helping them use music during surgery, my first recommendation is always the pre-programmed, cordless headphones I have created. When I first had the idea to create cordless, pre-programmed headphones, back in 2005, the term “wireless” was not nearly as associated with “wireless network” as it is now. My intention [...]
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Preparing for anesthesia during surgery
August 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Common Fears in Surgery, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia
Recently, the Chicago Tribune posted an interesting article about people who are quite fearful of anesthesia during surgery. They don’t mention the use of music, but of course that is one of the most helpful ways to calm yourself and require less anestheisa. “For many patients, anesthesia is the scariest part of surgery. But you [...]
Surgery with Music Series Post #28: Procedure other than surgery
June 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Common Fears in Surgery, Headphones for other medical procedures, Music in the hospitals
We all know that there are many serious medical procedures both elective and non-elective. People ask me all the time if the headphones can be used for situations other than surgery. The answer is a resounding “Yes!” There are so many medical procedure performed every day, procedure that are serious but don’t involve cutting into [...]
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Surgery with Music Series Post #27: Can you make your own surgery playlist?
June 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Headphones for other medical procedures
Of course you can! If you have enough lead time for your surgery or other medical procedure, and if you understand what the best kind of music is, you absolutely can make your own playlist. I believe that the cordless headphones are best though, because they can’t become entangled with any other hospital equipment and [...]
Surgery with Music Series Post #26: What the news media says
June 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Common Fears in Surgery, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Recent Research on Surgery with Music
Our series of 30 posts on Music with Surgery is rapidly drawing to an end. I thought that perhaps my readers would like to know what some of the major news media have to say about the whole idea. They tend to be critical of such new ideas, but take a look at today’s source: [...]
Surgery with Music Series Post #25: Music with Eye Surgery
June 26th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Headphones for other medical procedures, How music works, Music and Eye Surgery
In the 20 years that I have been working with surgery patients, helping them choose their perfect music to relax them and assist them through their procedure with a minimum of drugs, I have yet to find a procedure that music can’t help. This dear lady came to me because she was in the midst [...]
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