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More info on surgery headphones: per your questions!

March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Music and Surgery

More info on the surgery headphones Sold the surgery headphones today to a dear lady who has end-stage renal disease.  She had been wanting to get them for some time, but at the moment, they are on sale at a very generous discount.  She was so excited and because she lives right here in Louisville, […]

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Wireless headphones or MP3 player for your surgery?

March 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Music and Surgery

Do you want Headphones or MP3 Player for your surgery music? Now that we’ve established what all the many benefits of music during are, what are the pros and cons of the pre-programmed headphones vs. the music that is downloadable to your MP3 player. For me, the most obvious benefit is that: the headphones are […]

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“Music May Help Soothe Surgery Pain” says WebMD

March 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Music and Surgery

April 21, 2006 — After surgery, patients may feel less pain and need less pain medicine if they listen to music, according to a new research review. The review appears in The Cochrane Library. It shows that patients who listened to music after surgery tended to report less pain intensity and required slightly smaller doses […]

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Do you have a fear of anesthesia?

March 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Music and Surgery

Fear of Anesthesia It’s not too surprising that many people have a crippling fear of anesthesia. As a matter of fact, their fear is so intense and so overwhelming that they choose not to have surgery, rather than subject themselves to their terrifying projections. But is anesthesia really that dangerous? According to Sarah Wassner Flynn, […]

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Surgery Headphone orders coming in!

March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Music and Surgery

Headphones orders are coming in I am so excited because people are ordering both the headphones and the downloads of the surgery music I’ve worked so long to choose and program. Soon I’m hoping to have at least 4 different genres of music to choose from but right now it’s classical music. But, keep in […]

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Anesthesia-related heart attack?

February 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Music and Surgery

Anesthesia-related heart attack? You’ve probably heard that anesthesia carries risks with it. I think that the average person thinks mainly of not waking up from surgery severe nausea prolonged grogginess severe constipation rashes and skin eruptions and other such things. But did you know that cardiac arrest can also be an unwanted side effect? You […]

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What are the benefits of less anesthesia?

February 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Music and Surgery

Benefits of Less Anesthesia As I talk to people about the benefits of music during surgery, invariably I get the question, “But Alice, why would you want less anesthesia during surgery…I want MORE anesthesia!” OK, I know what you’re thinking: you don’t want to risk feeling any pain or being “accidentally awake” though the doctors […]

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Fears about surgery and anesthesia

February 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Music and Surgery

People’s Fears of Surgery and Anesthesia Most people are concerned and somewhat frightened when they learn that they are going to need surgery to correct, repair or heal from a condition. Many people are actually terrified that they will not wake up after general anesthesia. Although the science of anesthesiology has come a long way […]

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