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A new study shows that music played during surgery can help patients recover.
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Doctors gave the woman anaesthetic drugs to put her to sleep.
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Anaesthetics block pain signals and totally relax a patient's muscles.
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The part of the brain that helps us listen stays partly active.
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Patients need fewer painkilling drugs wake up faster and are more alert.
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The doctor explained why music is so helpful to patients having surgery.
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Her research shows that this is more than just simple background music.
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She believes music has an important part to play in the operating theatre.
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Patients need to wake up clear-headed alert and ideally pain-free.
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She said music helps pain management and reduces patients' stress.
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