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. This study involved colorectal surgery patients. It compared patients who listened to music tapes three days before surgery, during surgery, and after surgery, to those who did not listen to music. The results indicated that the listeners experienced half the postoperative anxiety and used half as much painkiller.
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. Music in the operating room.