The Brain and Music

There are many kinds of surgery for which music through headphones can be a huge asset.  Every day now, patients are using the Surgical Serenity Headphones for joint replacements, heart surgery, abdominal surgeries, labor and delivery, C-sections and more.  About the only surgeries for which the headphones are contraindicated are head and neck surgeries, ear surgery and that’s about it!

For people who need brain surgery, it’s a whole different surgery.  The skull and brain have no pain receptors, so the only pain is for the skin incision on the skull.  This is taken care of with local anesthesia.  According to the Ohio State University, Wexler Medical Center, “Patients undergoing awake brain surgery are anesthetized just enough so they will doze during the incision in their skin and removal of a section of the skull. Anesthesia is then withdrawn and patients are coaxed into consciousness so they can speak during procedures on the brain itself.”

One of the most amazing videos I’ve seen on YouTube, shows a professional singer actually singing during his brain surgery.  See for yourself, the miracles of the brain and modern surgery!