Listening to music before going to bed is good for physical and mental health. But it is recommended that you do not use earplugs. It is better to use headphones or small speakers that are worn outside the auricle. Using earplugs will affect the hearing of the ears, and because you are listening to it while sleeping, do not turn up the volume.
Music has a real therapeutic effect on people's body and mind. According to research, the unique melodies and rhythms of certain music can lower people's blood pressure, slow down their basal metabolism and breathing speed, and make people feel better. Physiological responses to stress are mild. It is not new for Western countries to combine music with the medical system and widely use it in various psychological and physiological treatments.
On the other hand, the therapeutic function of music is to directly produce a stimulating effect on the organs in the body through the physical effect of music. Because sound is a kind of vibration, and the human body itself is also composed of many vibration systems, such as the beating of the heart, gastrointestinal peristalsis, and brain wave fluctuations. When the vibrations produced by music are heard and the organs in the body vibrate, the body will secrete a physiologically active substance that regulates blood flow and nerves, making people energetic and energetic.
In addition, music has active and positive functions. It is a way to improve creativity and thinking, make the right brain flexible, and can guide important alpha brain waves. The unique rhythm and melody of music can rest our more commonly used left brain, which is responsible for language, analysis, and reasoning. In contrast, it stimulates the right brain, which is responsible for emotions, creativity, and imagination, and is good for creativity. It has a strong effect on improving potential abilities such as strength and information absorption.
In the early 19th century, music had been used to promote sleep in patients. Doctors point out that insomnia patients can indeed reduce the use of sleeping pills and sedatives by listening to suitable music. The rhythm of music affects the body's hormones; compared with young people, the elderly have a significant increase in neo-adrenaline; recent medical studies have confirmed that this hormone is related to the occurrence of sleep and the number of awakenings at night. Scientific research that music promotes sleep has been confirmed in Germany, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries. The United States Medical Review Board has already announced that most sleeping pills lose their efficacy after two weeks of use by patients. Based on the above reasons, music therapy has gradually received more attention and has been widely used by medical staff.
Although each study used different music, the music has one thing in common: the music beat is roughly equal to the rate of the human heartbeat. Music that is too fast or too slow is not suitable for inducing sleep; music that is too fast can make people nervous, while music that is too slow can create a sense of suspense.
Medical experiments have proven that the type of music will affect the blood circulation in the brain. Some music will increase the blood volume in the brain and make the blood flow smoothly; on the contrary, some music will reduce the speed of blood circulation and ease the blood circulation. External stimulation. For example, when eating in a restaurant, soft music can smooth your appetite and digestion, allowing you to fully enjoy the satisfaction and pleasure of your meal. However, fast dance music or march music with a strong rhythm can make you nervous while dining and affect the function of your digestive system.
Not just any pleasant music can achieve the effect of uplifting the soul! According to empirical research conducted by music psychologists from Germany and Japan, if the music we listen to cannot make us feel friendly, it will not be able to achieve the effect of relaxing our nerves and relieving stress. The alpha wave in our brain controls the body's stable and calm emotions. Regular listening to spiritual healing music can effectively strengthen the alpha wave and override other restless brain waves, achieving the effect of physical and mental relaxation, stable and peaceful mood.