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Receptive music therapy and salivary histamine secretion

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Introduction

Receptive music therapy (rMT) not only provides a good feeling but also a more effective healing process and mastery of stress.

Methods and Results

In a preliminary study it could be shown that American Doudouk-music (feel-good music) suppressed salivary histamine secretion in two groups (n = 4) of allergic and non-allergic young volunteers. Stress was induced by eating adverse food/allergenic food during music exposure. There was no response in the vein blood samples and no significant difference between the allergic and non-allergic groups.

Conclusion

It can be concluded that saliva is an appropriate medium for histamine measurements during music exposure.

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Acknowledgements

This study was financially supported by a grant of the Allergie-Verein in Europa e.V. (AVE 5.3-4).

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  1. Institut für Umwelt und Gesundheit and FB:Oe, University of Applied Sciences HS Fulda, Fulda, Germany

    A. Kejr, V. Hames, C. Krieg, J. Mages, N. König, J. Kalus, K. Schudmann & F. Diel

  2. Escuela Enfermería y Fisioterapía, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain

    C. Gigante

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Kejr, A., Gigante, C., Hames, V. et al. Receptive music therapy and salivary histamine secretion. Inflamm. Res. 59 (Suppl 2), 217–218 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00011-009-0145-0

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