This author explores the use of imagery and music with surgery, anxiolytic music, and music used during recovery from surgery. It was found that listening to music along with using imagery three days before surgery helps with postoperative recovery. Linda Rogers work reveals that patients do hear under anesthesia and that anxiolytic music does reduce anxiety. She recommends that audiotapes selected by each patient be played before, during, and after surgery on cassette players with earphones. It was indicated that soft tonal music was most effective.
Doctors find music works well with sedative and anesthetics.
This author addresses music related to anesthesia and pain. He speaks of New Age musician Iasos music reducing the need for anesthetics and medicine required prior to surgery and aiding patients to awaken in a calm state. The results indicate that music has an ability to reduce the use of anesthesia, along with slowing down the patients breathing, producing a sedative response. Entraining is effective, and music reduced the amount of pain medication needed after surgery.