Effects of Relaxing Music on Healthy Sleep.

TitleEffects of Relaxing Music on Healthy Sleep.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsCordi MJasmin, Ackermann S, Rasch B
JournalSci Rep
Volume9
Issue1
Pagination9079
Date Published2019 Jun 24
ISSN2045-2322
KeywordsAdult, Cognition, Electroencephalography, Female, Heart, Humans, Music, sleep, Sleep, REM, Young Adult
Abstract

Sleep is vital for human health and wellbeing, and sleep disturbances are comorbid to many mental and physiological disorders. Music consistently improves subjective sleep quality, whereas results for objective sleep parameters diverge. These inconsistencies might be due to inter-individual differences. Here, 27 female subjects listened to either music or a control text before a 90 minutes nap in a within-subjects design. We show that music improved subjective sleep quality as compared to the text condition. In all participants, music resulted in a reduced amount of sleep stage N1 during the nap. In addition, music significantly increased the amount of slow-wave sleep (SWS) and increased the low/high frequency power ratio. However, these effects occurred only in participants with a low suggestibility index. We conclude that listening to music before a nap can improve subjective and objective sleep parameters in some participants.

DOI10.1038/s41598-019-45608-y
Alternate JournalSci Rep
PubMed ID31235748
PubMed Central IDPMC6591240