Good news for insomniacs. This music will give you a good night's sleep
Nov 12, 2025
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Overseas researchers are drawing attention for claiming that music therapy can significantly improve the quality of sleep for adults over the age of 50.
A joint team of researchers, including Ningxia Normal University in China and the University of Arabia and the Gulf University of Bahrain, recently published a research paper in the international journal PLOS one.
The researchers analyzed 10 existing studies of a total of 602 adults.
After that, he was asked to listen to music with a slow tempo of 60 to 85 beats per minute for 20 to 60 minutes before sleeping.
Classical music (Western and Chinese), instrumental music, natural sound, and religious music were selected as types of music.
The duration of music therapy ranged from one-shot to more than three months.
As a result, it was found that the insomnia symptoms of those who received music therapy improved to 'medium to large levels'. The mean difference was analyzed as -0.79. The researchers explained that music can affect the brain's emotional control function, alleviating emotional anxiety related to sleep disorders. Music can also help relax the body by lowering the level of cortisol, a stress hormone, and heart rate and respiratory rate, he added.
However, the researchers emphasized that there are several variables such as personal environment and disposition, and that a longer and more detailed follow-up study is needed.
On the other hand, sleep disorders can cause various physical and mental diseases beyond simple fatigue.
In particular, studies have shown that people with chronic insomnia have a 40% higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or dementia than those without insomnia.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
