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A new study shows that music played [while / during] surgery can help patients recover. The study was conducted [of / by] doctors at India's Maulana Azad Medical College. They played flute music to [a / the] female patient while she was [having / had] her gallbladder removed. Before the operation, doctors gave the woman anaesthetic drugs to put her to [asleep / sleep] . Anaesthetics block pain signals and [total / totally] relax a patient's muscles while they are asleep. However, even when anaesthetics make us sleep, the [partner / part] of the brain that helps us listen stays partly [active / activity] . Doctors say patients can still [hear / listen] music. This means patients need fewer painkilling drugs, wake up faster, and are more alert after [surges / surgery] .

The lead researcher, Dr Tanvi Goel, [explanation / explained] why music is so helpful to patients [having / doing] surgery. She said her research shows "[what / that] this is more than just simple background music". She said music was [importance / important] because it helped patients feel less pain and [need / needs] fewer painkillers. Co-researcher Dr Farah Husain agreed. Dr Husain is a senior [special / specialist] in anaesthesia. She is also a music therapist. She believes music has an important part [to / for] play in the operating theatre. She said: "Our aim is early [discharge / charge] after surgery. Patients need to wake up clear-headed, alert... and [ideal / ideally] pain-free." She said music helps pain management and reduces [patients' / patience] stress after they wake up.