Episode 838
Soothing surgical patients
Could playing music to patients during surgery impact the amount of pain they feel afterwards?
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
February 3, 20213m 50s
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Show Notes
Anyone who's had surgery knows that recovery is often accompanied by discomfort. But scientists in Germany, writing in the British Medical Journal recently, explain how playing music and soothing words to patients while they are "under" during surgery results in less self reported pain and lower use of painkillers - specifically opioids - afterwards. Katie Haylor spoke to Ernil Hansen from Regensburg University Hospital in Bavaria... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
hypnosissurgerypsychology of pain