The Use of Music Therapy in the NICU

There are several purposes for using music therapy at NICU. Auditory stimulation is every sound that triggers the auditory system (Tagg, 2002). According to Gilad and Arnon (2010), music therapy shortens hospitalization period and enhances resistance to auditory stimulation. Loewy, Stewart, Dassler, Telsey, and Homel (2013) suggest that premature babies participating in music therapy show changes in heart rate over time. Keith, Russell, and Weaver (2009) found that heart rate declines with auditory stimulation when premature infants cry, but measurement of heart rate depends on behavioral state (Katz, 1971).

Music therapy can also be used in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). NICU's music therapy is a very specialized exercise for premature babies. Studies have shown that the structured use of music therapy in NICU can have a positive impact on premature infants, for example by improving feeding. This shortens hospitalization time and saves money

Any of several special ways can be used for music therapy. For example, Nordoff-Robbins' music therapy (also known as creative music therapy) is an improvisation therapy including music composition. It was created as a treatment for children with severe developmental disorders such as intelligence, sensation or movement disorder, originally by American composer and music therapist Paul Nodoff and British music therapist Clive Robbins It was. It is an adult. This method is applied to various patients of different age around the world.

When people tend to think about music therapy, they imagine wearing headphones and hindering the world. But that is not the case. Music therapy is a type of clinical and evidence-based therapy that uses musical intervention to achieve individual goals. Music therapy should support patients with diverse needs such as mental health needs, developmental and learning disabilities, Alzheimer's disease and other age related diseases, substance abuse problems, brain injury and physical disorders I can. Not just listening to music

Music therapy uses music to promote healing and improve the quality of life. It is a complementary therapy used together with other cancer treatments to help patients cope with diagnosis mentally and physically. In addition to guided images accompanied by music, music therapy can also include listening to music, creating music, singing songs, and discussing music. Scientific research shows that music therapy has positive value for the body, mind and spirit of children and adults. Researchers discovered that music therapy combined with antiemetic drugs (drugs that alleviate nausea and vomiting) helps alleviate the symptoms of nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy. When combined with analgesics, concerts are found to reduce the overall strength of the patient's pain experience. This sometimes reduces the use of analgesics