Comment: It would be interesting to further this study by trying different types of music, including music specifically designed for healing work. See www.soundjourney.com for music I created specifically for promoting healing.
Patients listening to their favorite music required much less sedation during surgery than did patients who listened to white noise or operating room noise, according to a Yale School of Medicine study published in May.
The senior author, Zeev Kain, M.D., professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, said previous studies have shown that music decreases intraoperative sedative requirements in patients undergoing surgical procedures under anesthesia. He wanted to know if the decrease resulted from listening to music or eliminating operating room noise
Patients' favorite music during surgery lessens need for sedative
