Lying in bed and unable to sleep? Research has found that choosing the right music can help you sleep! Doctors suggest that choosing 5-tone songs can help you fall asleep, including soothing songs such as Chopin's "Nocturne" and Jay Chou's "Blue and White Porcelain"; however, it is not advisable to listen to rock music, songs with lyrics, or radio programs to prevent the brain from being unable to rest. , hindering sleep. Studies have found that choosing 5-tone songs can help you fall asleep, including soothing songs such as Chopin's "Nocturne" and Jay Chou's "Blue and White Porcelain".

According to survey data from the Taiwan Sleep Medicine Society in 2013, the proportion of chronic insomnia among the entire Taiwanese population is as high as 19.3, that is, 1 in 5 people suffers from insomnia. Insomnia symptoms include difficulty falling asleep, poor sleep quality, and early awakening. Many studies have shown that sleep deprivation can lead to reduced memory, decision-making and judgment, and even interpersonal interaction.

Research: To treat insomnia, listening to soothing music before going to bed can help you sleep

In addition to using drugs to treat insomnia, in fact, alternative therapies are also gradually is widely used. The Department of Rehabilitation and Sleep Center of Taoyuan Chang Gung Gung Memorial Hospital, combined with a research team of doctors and music therapists, tested 24 patients with chronic insomnia and studied the use of multiple sleep physiological examination instruments to collect sleep conditions and display music with objective values. Sleep aid effect.

Chen Zhiguang, director of the Department of Rehabilitation at Taoyuan Chang Gung Gung Memorial Hospital, said that the results showed that patients who listened to soothing music before going to bed could shorten the time it takes to fall asleep and increase the time they spend in deep sleep. It is clear that music can indeed help sleep. The soothing music is composed, performed and recorded by two music therapists who have obtained American music therapy licenses. The music is played on piano and features slow tempo, sustained melody, no strong rhythmic timbre, and smooth melody lines. Due to cultural considerations, the music also uses the pentatonic scale to be closer to Taiwan's living culture. This research has been published in the internationally renowned "Complementary and Alternative Medicine" journal.