April 2017 - Surgical Serenity Solutions

New Uses for Serenity Solution Headphones: Parathyroid Surgery

Patient before parathyroid surgery

Our Surgical Serenity Headphones have been used for so many different surgeries but this week a new one came to my attention: parathyroid surgery. This patient is a 67 y.o. lady with an impressive athletic career. She has been winning trophies and medals for decades, but recently, in the course of some routine blood work, it was discovered that one of the parathyroid glands was malfunctioning and needed to be removed.

Of course, she wanted to use the Surgical Serenity Solutions headphones that she had bought several years ago for another surgery and had a positive experience. She told me that she has used them along and along for bouts of insomnia and stress, but that surgery is what she wanted to use them for primarily since she is very sensitive to anesthesia and wanted no more than absolutely necessary.

Since this was a new procedure, she checked in advance with the the surgeon and explained that these headphones were created specifically for surgery and are in use at Cleveland Clinic, as well as Mayo, Johns Hopkins, and VA Hospitals around the country! The surgeon gave the green light and she prepared for her parathyroid surgery.

As fate would have it, things did not go exactly as planned! The surgery started an hour later than scheduled, but patients said that she needed to anxiety meds while waiting because she had her headphones on and just closed her eyes and enjoyed the music while waiting to be called back.

Once it started, it took a little longer than anticipated because they decided to take part of her thyroid gland as well. Of course she was asleep when that decision was made, but she reports she was so glad NOT to hear the conversation that went on about whether to remove part of the thyroid or not.

Surgical Serenity Solutions with parathyroid surgery

Patient after parathyroid surgery

Patient has been instructed to get lots of rest and not work out for a couple of weeks and she is OK with that. This is the message friends: even when you are super healthy and feeling no pain, a simple blood test can reveal a process going on in your body that you knew nothing about. Be prepared! These amazing headphones can be shipped to you overnight and they have been studies and tested in major hospitals around the country. You can get your own set for under $100! Go NOW to www.surgicalserenitysolutions.com/patient-products.

By DrAlice|April 27, 2017|Benefits of cordless headphones, Cardiac By-pass surgery with music, Parathyroid and Thyroid Surgery with music|0 Comments

“How can Hospitals, Surgeons, Anesthesiologists make money Using Music in the Perioperative Period?

Hospital, Surgeons and Anesthesiologists want to deliver the best possible patient care, when a patient comes in for surgery (or other procedures such as colonoscopy, endoscopy, or joint replacement. They also need to make money!! Balancing these two goals is not always easy. Hospital equipment tends to be very expensive because it is very stringently regulated. In addition, patient satisfaction is extremely important. Today, hospitals are held accountable for poor patient satisfaction scores and can be forced to pay back millions of dollars if patients give bad patient care evaluations.

One of the easiest and most affordable solutions is to utilize the Surgical Serenity Solutions pre-programmed headphones for the patient. They have been tested around the country, including VA Hospitals and the Cleveland Clinic. In one clinical study, they were found to decrease pain perception by 20%! This is huge, especially in light of the current opioid crisis. Help your patients experience less pain by utilizing our cordless headphones, pre-loaded with the perfect soothing, slow and steady music, designed to engage rhythmic entrainment. To purchase, go to www.SurgicalSerenitySolutions.com

By DrAlice|April 19, 2017|Hospitals can Improve revenue|0 Comments

The #1 Service Everyone Needs to Know about for Music in the Perioperative Period

Are you having surgery or an anxiety-provoking medical procedure, you need to know about Surgical Serenity Solutions! Our pre-loaded, cordless headphones have been on the market since 2009 and have been successfully used from coast to coast with hundreds of different medical procedures.

The music on our pre-loaded headphones is slow, soothing, steady music that was specially chosen by a clinical musicologist…me!! Patients have raved about what a difference this music made to them and how they didn’t need ANY valium or other anxiety medication before their procedure.

Many patients have reported that even after having general anesthesia, they were NO nausea and vomiting afterwards and that they were able to go home in the shortest possible amount of time; often just hours.

There is so much clinical research documenting the many benefits of using music during the perioperative period including:

Less anxiety medication
Less pain medication
Less anesthesia
Blocking of disturbing conversation between medical staff
Blocking of sounds of surgery which can include drilling, hammering and sawing!
Faster recovery from the procedure, the anesthesia given and the incisions

The patient can now order their own headphones directly from www.SurgicalSerenitySolutions.com. Don’t wait! Get your headphones today, even before you need them. They are also great for dental visits and procedures. The whole family can use them! Just go to www.SurgicalSerenitySolutions.com!

By DrAlice|April 18, 2017|Baby Boomers, Benefits of cordless headphones, Benefits of music during surgery|0 Comments