Music therapy effect of music pillow for sleep — preliminary study

Background and Purpose: Sleep, a vital ingredient in life, is an active and complex rhythmic state that may affected the health of people. Based on theory, sedative music may induce relaxation and distraction responses. Music also has the effect on the change of muscular energy, heart rate and respiratory rates, blood pressure, and psychological distress. Choice the good pillow and environment could enhance good sleep in quality. The purpose of this study was use music pillow for good sleep.

Methods: The test on effect of music pillow for sleep promotion includes two conditions, music pillow or non-music pillow. Six people aged 20–30 years in normal state of sleep will be included into this study. Participants listen to sedative piano music with or without block sound one hours in the naptime for four days. Polysomnography was used for recording of sleep and physiology variation.

Preliminary results: From the result of sleep promotion, people sleep with music pillow had shorter period of latency to fall asleep than without music. Slow down of heart rate was also found. Music can promote the rapid onset of sleep in young people , block sound might enhance the effect of music for the onset of sleep in young people.

Conclusion: People sleep on pillow with music could promote sleep. Block sound might enhance the effect of music for the onset of sleep in young people.