Neslihan Karamızrak

Keywords: Pain, anxiety; acoustic stimulation; music therapy; human and health

Abstract

Music creates a balance between mind body and soul. Researchs have been done so far have shown that, music and sound have positive effects on pain and anxiety. Researchs has found music therapy to be an effective method of reducing pain intensity and anxiety levels in intensive care patients. It is agreed that music effects people both physically and intellectually. Just like brain, heratbeats are so sensitive to sound and music. Today, treatment with sound and music therapy is one of the treatment modalities used by modern medical science. Researchs have shown that, sound and music therapy is a painless and safe treatment method which also doesn't have any side effects and can be used in every area of health. In this article, the effect of sound and music in medical treatment has been pointed out.