The health benefits of music have been proven once again.
Researchers at Brunel University and Queen Mary University of London have
discovered that it relieves pain when played before, after or during surgery of
patients.
The study was conducted on 7000 patients. When researchers
allowed the patients to listen to their favorite tune during surgery, the
participants experienced their pain level drop by two points on a scale of 1 to
10. The patients also required less medication to ease their pain. At the same time,
the patients felt more satisfied and less anxious by the procedure while
listening to music.
The research, which was published in The Lancet found
that even
when the patients listened to music while under general anesthetic, they
experienced a reduction in their levels of pain, although the effects were
greater when they were conscious. However, music wasn’t able to reduce the
hospital stay of these patients. [Read more New
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“Music is a
non-invasive, safe and cheap intervention that should be available to everyone
undergoing surgery,” said lead author Dr Catherine Meads from Brunel University.
“Patients should be allowed to choose the type of music they would like to hear
to maximize the benefit to their wellbeing. However, care needs to be taken
that music does not interfere with the medical team’s communication,” Dr. Meads
added.
The research follows a recent study which showed that surgeons
are placing patients at risk by playing
music at operation theaters. The study analyzed 20 surgeries in the UK. It
showed that staffs at some operation theaters are negatively affected by the
music because nurses find it hard to hear commands, while anesthetics can’t
tell a pulse from the beat. [Read more Drug slows Alzheimer’s by boosting brain’s
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However, the London based researchers praised the strong
effects of music and advised that it be played to anyone undergoing surgery so
long it doesn’t muddle the medical procedure.
To follow up on this research, the team has introduced a pilot
program where music will be introduced into operative settings at The Royal
London Hospital. [ওজন কমাতে প্রতিদিন আপনার কতটুকু কার্বোহাইড্রেট খাওয়া উচিৎ?]
It seems that music can have a significant impact on
patients and it could save the healthcare industry millions of dollars in pain
relieving drugs.
“Music is a simple and cheap intervention, which reduces
transient discomforts for many patients undergoing surgery,” said Dr Paul
Glasziou from Bond University, Queensland, Australia.
“A drug with similar effects might generate substantial
marketing…The very high heterogeneity…of effects among trials in the
accompanying study highlights a research opportunity—to identify how to maximize
the effect,” Dr. Glasziou added while writing in a linked comment.
Belief in the healing power and many other benefits of music
is gaining momentum. Scientists are trying to better understand the role of
music as a painkiller. [Read more Eating
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“However, it’s taken pulling together all the small studies
on this subject into one robust meta-analysis to really prove it works,” said
Dr. Martin Hirsch of Queen Mary University.
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