Music During Surgery May Ease Patients' Recovery

Hearing soothing Inflatable Ball Bouncer music and encouraging words while under anesthesia may ease patients' recovery after surgery, results of a Swedish study suggest.

Women undergoing hysterectomies who listened to relaxing music and sounds of ocean waves while under general anesthesia experienced less pain, were less fatigued when released from the hospital, and were able to sit up sooner after their operation than patients who did not listen to music, researchers report.

And women who listened to music and encouraging words during the operation needed less pain medication immediately after surgery according to findings published in a recent issue of the journal Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica.