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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Music in the hospitals'
Music Eases the Stress of Surgery—it’s a no-brainer!
February 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Music and Anesthesia, Music in the hospital, Music in the hospitals, Music with Brain Surgery
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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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Surgery with Music Series Post #30: A Recap of why music is so important for your surgery
July 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Anesthesia, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Headphones for other medical procedures, Music and Anesthesia, Music in the hospitals, Surgical Headphones reviews
If you’ve been reading this 30-day series of posts of music with surgery, and you’re still not convinced of music’s power during surgery, I just don’t know what to tell you. People all over the world, both patients and medical staff including surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists and techs of all kinds are recommending the use [...]
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 #22: Can anyone benefit from music during surgery?
June 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Headphones for other medical procedures, How music works, Music in the hospitals, Surgery Music
Do you love music? Does it relax you, comfort you, make you feel safe and secure? Are there lots and lots of songs and pieces that remind you of happy times and all of the people you love? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, there is an excellent chance that you would [...]
Surgery with Music Series Post #18: Do any hospitals have headphones waiting for patients?
June 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Headphones for other medical procedures, Music in the hospitals, Surgical Headphones reviews
This is my goal: that every hospital, clinic and medical center in the world have the Surgical Serenity Headphones or some equivalent waiting and ready for their patients. The research is there…music before, during and after surgery help the patients in ways that can be measured as well as in ways that can’t be measured. [...]
Surgery with Music Series Post #11: Music with General Anesthesia
June 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Headphones for other medical procedures, Music and Anesthesia, Music in the hospitals
According to a recent article in Scientific American, people who are being “put to sleep” with general anesthesia are really being put into a temporary a (usually) reversible coma! I think for the average surgical patient, this sounds a little scarier. Again, if you can reduce the amount of anesthesia that you need by [...]
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Surgery with Music Series Post #10: How does music affect other medication requirements
June 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Headphones for other medical procedures, How music works, Music in the hospitals, Surgery Music, Surgical Headphones reviews
This is such a simple concept, and yet, very few hospitals or sugery centers implement therapeutic music. There are many, many studies that document that music pre- and post-surgery can decrease the use of anxiety medications before and pain medication afterwards. Studies have been conducted on major hospitals and universities all over the world. As [...]
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Surgery with Music Series: Post #9 “How much does music affect the anesthesia requirement of a patient?”
June 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Anesthesia, Characteristics of music for surgery, Common Fears in Surgery, Dangers and Side-effects of anesthesia, Music and Anesthesia, Music in the hospital, Music in the hospitals
We’ve established that anesthesia is a modern wonder, of sorts. Nevertheless, we also established that it carries with it certain risks and dangers, the worst of which would be an untimely death. Anesthesia MUST be administered by a medical specialist, an anesthesiologist who has gone beyond the MD degree to specialize in anesthesia. Besides finding [...]
