Archive · 3 Jun 2025
Song Reduces Anxiety: Study Finds Musical Alternative
Feeling stressed?
A specific song might help!
Scientists discovered that listening to the song "Weightless" can lower anxiety, similar to a medicine often used before medical procedures.
The study involved adults, comparing the song's effects to a drug.
Both methods reduced anxiety by the same amount.
Although patients weren't as happy with the music compared to the drug, the doctors were equally satisfied.
Researchers suggest music could be a good option, and more studies are needed to confirm its benefits.
A study found that the song "Weightless" by Marconi Union can reduce anxiety by 65%.
Researchers compared the effects of the song to the drug midazolam.
Both the song and the drug showed similar reductions in anxiety levels.
Music could potentially be used as an alternative to drugs for anxiety.
Further research is needed to evaluate the benefits of music.
- Who
- Researchers studied adults.
- What
- Music, specifically "Weightless", reduces anxiety.
- When
- The study was conducted recently.
- Where
- The study was published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.
- Why
- To find an alternative to drugs for anxiety.
Patients
Doctors
Satisfaction Levels
Patients
Patients in the music group were less satisfied.
Doctors
Doctors showed no difference in satisfaction levels.
- Song Title
- "Weightless"
- Artist
- Marconi Union
- Study Focus
- Preoperative anxiety
- Anxiety Reduction
- 65%
- Comparison
- Midazolam
- Participants
- Adults