Friday 19 July 2019

Music 'calms nerves before surgery' as well as sedative

Music 'calms nerves before surgery' as well as sedative Listening to the "world's most relaxing song" before an operation could be just as good at calming patients' nerves as medication, US researchers say.

The song, written to reduce anxiety, blood pressure and heart rate, performed as well as a sedative in a study of 157 people.

But patients said they would have preferred to choose their own music. BBC News

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