This article assesses the emotional and physiological effects of music and the application of music during surgery. The author explores the use of music in surgery quite thoroughly, giving precise information based on other studies. Music for surgery. This author talks about patients anxiety in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative period. He reports that familiar music evokes too many memories and associations.
Results indicate that audiotapes and postoperative tapes are helpful.
There is evidence that tone, volume, and pitch elicit responses in listeners. This article analyzes and applies music therapy to all fields of medicine. The article presents results from studies about the use of music in dental procedures with patients. The benefits of listening to music before, during, and after surgery are also explored. Patients perceptions of music during surgery.