I not long ago browsed a broadcast on the Wall Street Journal website related to the use of music therapy in dementia patients. The article said that one of the criticisms of iPods is that folks who use them are likely to withdraw from friendships with other people and stay in an insulated world of their own. However, recent study of stroke and dementia sufferers are showing that iPods and other MP3 devices routinely have the opposite outcome.

By listening to some old familiar songs, advanced Alzheimer's patients can reconnect with their memories and with one another in some astonishing ways, especially for people with degenerative brain problems. As an example, as reported by the Journal, listening to rap and reggae on a borrowed iPod every day helped a 28-year-old stroke patient to learn to walk and utilize his hands again.

In another occurrence, a 52 year-old man who fell from a fourth-floor construction site and suffered a crushed larynx became so absorbed with music that he has written 400 songs and made four albums. An 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient in Florida listens to her beloved opera and Yiddish songs every day on an iPod with a home health aide or her daughter when she drops by. According to her daughter they listen for somewhere around about half an hour a day and "It seems to touch something deep within her."

Caregivers have known for many years that music therapy in dementia patients can be extremely effective. They have observed for decades that Alzheimer's patients can recall and sing songs for an extended time after they have stopped recalling names and faces. Hospitals and aging care facilities have been using music as amusement for a long time, since it brings patients pleasure. Moreover, beyond the entertainment value, there is meaningful evidence that listening to music can also help stimulate apparently lost memories, and even help reconstruct cognitive function in some cases. (via IPod Therapy for Alzheimer's Patients, WSJ.com)

As a old-timer myself I am a big supporter of iPods and comparable devices for senior citizens. I myself have an iPhone, which is basically an iPod with a phone built into it. I am aware that many of you will be skeptical because you think such devices are too challenging for seniors. However, as research as shown, using complicated devices can be quite effective in slowing memory loss due to aging. Now we realize that the musical functions can be helpful even for those who have already begun to suffer memory loss.

Well, okay, you might not want to actually leave an iPod in the hands of a person who is experiencing dementia, but such a device can certainly be used, under supervision, to provide the kinds of music therapy in dementia patients set out in this article. Technology can be highly beneficial for those who are willing to be creative thinkers and attentive in applying its use. IPod music therapy in dementia patients is a consummate illustration.

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