Sights And Sounds of Nature Ease Pain
<p>Sights And Sounds of Nature Ease Pain <br /><br />
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Bringing nature into the hospital room meant less pain for patients having a common but uncomfortable lung procedure, new research shows. <br />
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A recording of a gurgling brook and a large mural of a mountain stream in a spring meadow helped bronchoscopy patients control their pain much more than patients not treated to any calming distractions, say scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During a bronchoscopy, a fiber-optic tube the diameter of a pencil is snaked through your mouth or nose so doctors can examine your lungs for disease. <br />
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Doctors say the findings could lead to safer ways to control pain during many invasive procedures. <br />
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The findings were presented May 20 at the American Thoracic Society's annual meeting in San Francisco.</p>
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