Music and Cataract Surgery

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after the cataract surgery

Cataract Surgery with Serenity Headphones throughout

A new study came out today about the effectiveness of using music during cataract surgery. There have actually been quite a few studies over the last 10-20 years about music with cataract surgery because it is one of the top-10 performed surgeries around the world every day.  In order to understand cataract surgery better, take a look at what Healthgrades.com reports:

Every year about three million people in the United States have surgery to remove cataracts. Cataracts are common among  older people. Half of all Americans develop one by the time they’re 80 years old. A cataract causes the eye lens to become        cloudy. This causes vision problems, and surgery is the only way to remove a cataract. During the operation, the surgeon removes the lens of the eye and replaces it with an artificial one. This lets the person see more clearly. People who have cataract surgery can usually go home shortly after the procedure, without an overnight stay in the hospital. Cataract surgery costs $2,300 to $3,000. 

With the growing population of aging Baby Boomers, cataract surgery is being done all of over the world every day. As always, anxiety runs high with any surgery and having a completely natural tool like music is such an advantage to a cataract patient.

The Surgical Serenity Solution has been used with thousands of cataract procedures, (including the patient in the picture above.) Our playlists have proven to be completely effective at decreasing anxiety and pain perception. However we know that there are many kinds of calming, soothing music around the world.  This particular study was done in China and was reported in a reputable medical journal there.

The title of the study is:

Effect of slow tempo music on markers of anxiety during cataract surgery: Randomized control trial

This study was done in China at a large hospital. To read the abstract click here.  The purpose of the study was to objectively examine the effects of slow, steady music on patients having cataract surgery, and specifically on their anxiety level.

  1. Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) levels were measured at the beginning and at the end of surgery.
  2. They also took the blood pressure of the patients 5 minutes before surgery and at the end of surgery, as well as at 4 or 5 other points during the procedure.

The music that they used was translated as “standard solo piano music.” Our original classical playlist uses classical pieces of 3-4 minutes apiece from major Western classical composers. Their conclusions were that the indications of lower anxiety, as measured by the sAA levels and blood pressure, indicate that listening to slow and steady piano music in the perioperative period makes a positive difference.

What is the best music for surgery, before, during and after?

The best music to use for the patient during the surgical procedure is purely instrumental music that has the tempo of the healthy, resting hearbeat. This music should be administered through cordless, noise-cancelling headphones.  Soothing and therapeutic music is also a very cost-effective intervention.  This music doesn’t cost the hospital much money and has absolutely no side effects.

We have already created these headphones for your! They are being used in hospitals around the world and new hospitals buy into our system every month.  If your hospital doesn’t have them, you can order them for yourself at www.SurgicalSerenitySolutions.com/patient-products.  To get these headphones into your hospital, surgery center or dental clinical, go to https://www.surgicalserenitysolutions.com/20-pre-loaded-headphones-for-hospitals/.

To read more research studies on the benefits of music with many different types of surgery, go to https://www.surgicalserenitysolutions.com/medical-research/

Surgery is a serious procedure and experience but can greatly improve the quality of life with traumatizing the patient or their loved ones.

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Music and Cataract Surgery: more results to support the benefits of music

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listening to the calming, rhythmic entrainment music prior to surgery

Patient calms down before surgical procedure with music rather than benzodiazepines

A new study came out today about the effectiveness of using music during cataract surgery. There are  quite a few studies from  the last 10-20 years about music with cataract surgery because surgeons perform it around the world every day. It is one of the top 10 surgeries.

According to Healthgrades.com,

Every year about three million people in the United States have surgery to remove cataracts. Cataracts are common among older people. Half of all Americans develop one by the time they’re 80 years old. A cataract causes the eye lens to become cloudy. This causes vision problems, and surgery is the only way to remove a cataract. During the operation, the surgeon removes the lens of the eye and replaces it with an artificial one. This lets the person see more clearly. People who have cataract surgery can usually go home shortly after the procedure, without an overnight stay in the hospital. Cataract surgery costs $2,300 to $3,000. 

With the growing population of Baby Boomers, cataract surgery is being done all of over the world every day. As always, anxiety runs high with any surgery and having a completely natural tool like music is such an advantage to a cataract patient.

The Surgical Serenity Solution has been used with thousands of cataract procedures, (including the patient in the picture above.) Our playlists have proven to be completely effective at decreasing anxiety and pain perception. However we know that there are many kinds of calming, soothing music around the world.  This particular study was done in China and was reported in a reputable medical journal there.

The title of the study is:

Effect of slow tempo music on markers of anxiety during cataract surgery: Randomized control trial

This study was done in China at a large hospital there. The purpose of the study was to objectively examine the effects of slow, steady music on patients having cataract surgery, on their anxiety level. Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) levels were measured at the beginning and at the end of surgery. They also took the blood pressure of the patients 5 minutes before surgery and at the end of surgery, as well as at 4 or 5 other points during the procedure.

The music that they used was translated as “standard solo piano music.” Our original classical playlist uses classical pieces of 3-4 minutes apiece from major Western classical composers. Their conclusions were that the indications of lower anxiety, as measured by the sAA levels and blood pressure, indicate that listening to slow and steady piano music in the perioperative period makes a positive difference.

Soothing and therapeutic music is also a very cost-effective intervention which doesn’t cost the hospital much money and has absolutely no side effects. To get these headphones into your hospital, surgery center or dental clinical, go to https://www.surgicalserenitysolutions.com/20-pre-loaded-headphones-for-hospitals/.

To read more research studies on the benefits of music with many different types of surgery, go to https://www.surgicalserenitysolutions.com/medical-research/

Surgery is a serious procedure and experience but can greatly improve the quality of life with traumatizing the patient or their loved ones.

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Surgical Serenity Blog Series, Post #7: Looking back on how music helped me navigate my cataract surgery

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I’m hoping that you’ll excuse me for not doing a video every day with my blog post as I said that I would.  After having cataract surgery on Wednesday morning, I’m just not looking as bright and perky as I’d like to and so I’ll just use some still photos that others are taking to help me follow this process.  Yesterday was the first day post-op and I felt pretty good although a little tired from all of the Versed that they gave me.  Thinking about the music through the two different headphones that I used, I know that I would have been waayyy more anxious without it.  I could feel my breathing particularly, relax and slow down when I would put the headphones on.  I actually used both types of pre-loaded headphones at different points during the surgery, but decided on the “patient model” to wear into the cataract procedure.  The reason was just the simplicity of turning it off and on and they volume was already adjusted perfectly for me.

About 4 years ago, I had taken a friend for cataract surgery at this very same SurgeCenter and had to do much more explanation of what the headphones were about and that they had been specifically created for surgery to lower anxiety and pain perception.  This time, I didn’t have to explain anything to anyone.  On the contrary, they were asking me questions about how I like them, where I got them, and if other hospitals and doctors in Louisville were also using them!!  When I explained that Drs around the world are using not only the headphones but also the surgery playlists with Bluetooth headphones.  So yesterday for the first cataract surgery was a big success and a way for me to benefits for the healing power of music, get my vision sharpened up again, and tell people around the world about not only the two models of headphones, but also our five mobile apps, www.surgicalserenitysolutions.com/buyanapp, and our new ebook on surgery:

preparing for surgery

Dr Cash’s book on surgery is available in the Kindle bookstore on Amazon for $9.99.  It will soon be available in hard copy on Amazon, as well!

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Cataract Surgery Case History with Surgical Serenity Solutions

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Cataract Surgery:  Our headphones continue to be used with a wide variety of surgeries and procedures.  One of the most recent was a cataract surgery with a 65-year-old male patient.  The patient was moderately anxious before the procedure, primarily because he didn’t want to be sidelined too long with anesthesia related “brain fog.”  When he heard about the anesthesia-sparing benefits of music, he was eager to try them.

Cataract Surgery w Music

Waiting for cataract surgery

Before the Cataract Surgery

Waiting to be called back; wearing headphones

The patient put the headphones on as soon as he arrived at the surgery center for outpatient surgery.  As you can see from the picture, he was comfortable enough with the fit and the music to start working immediately on his iPhone!  Patient reports that one of the things he appreciated most about his nearly 60-minute wait prior to prep, was that he didn’t have to listen to other people’s conversations or the TV that was playing in the waiting room.

When patient was finally called back, he continued listening to the soothing, rhythmic music as gown was donned and IV inserted.  The next photo reflects his calm and readiness to go into cataract surgery:  Patient reported that in addition to cataract surgery, he was also getting an implant to improve his near-sightedness.

CataractSurgeryRecovery

After cataract surgery with Surgical Serenity Solution

After the surgery, the patient said that the music had accompanied throughout the entire surgery and that when he woke up from the anesthesia, he immediately remembered where he was and why he was there.  He said that in previous surgeries he had awakened not knowing where he was and feeling nauseous.  This time, he felt calm, alert, focused, and ready to go home.

The operating team said that he had taken a minimum of anesthesia and no pain medication at all.  He was sent home with nothing more than the usual eye drops every few hours, eye protector and advil, if needed, and which he did not need.  Patient says that he is so glad that he used the headphones and that he will always do so in the future!

To get your own Surgical Serenity Solutions pre-programmed headphones, go to www.SurgicalSerenitySolutions.com.  We have two different models.  Both have the same proven successful music on them.  Buy some today for your family to use.  Dental work, blood work, MRIs, any procedure that causes anxiety or potential pain will be improved when wearing these lightweight, cordless headphones.

 

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