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I just now looked over a broadcast on the Wall Street Journal website about the use of music therapy in dementia patients. The report said that one of the criticisms of music playback devices is that folks who use them are likely to stay away from conversations with other folks and stay in an isolated world of their own. However, recent monitoring of stroke and Alzheimer's sufferers are showing that iPods and other MP3 players oftentimes have the contrary outcome.

By listening to some old often encountered music, advanced Alzheimer's patients can link back with their memories and with others in some astonishing ways, especially for those with degenerative brain disorders. To cite an example, as reported by the Journal, listening to rap and reggae on a borrowed iPod each day helped a 28-year-old stroke patient to start to walking and make use of his hands again.

In another occurrence, a 52 year-old man who fell out of a fourth-floor building site and suffered a crushed larynx became so captivated with music that he has written 400 songs and produced four albums. An 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient in Florida listens to her beloved opera and Yiddish songs each 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 a half-hour a day and "It seems to touch something deep within her."

Caregivers have been aware for many years that music therapy in dementia patients can be very effectual. They have observed for decades that dementia patients can recall and sing tunes for some time after they have stopped recalling names and faces. Hospitals and nursing homes have been using music as diversion for a long time, because it brings patients pleasure. Now, beyond the enjoyment value, there is meaningful evidence that listening to music can also help improve 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 fan of iPods and equivalent devices for senior citizens. I myself have an iPhone, which is pretty much an iPod with a phone built into it. I am cognizant that many of you will be doubtful because you think such devices are too difficult for seniors. However, as research as shown, using complicated devices can be quite efficacious in reducing memory loss due to aging. Now we realize that the musical capabilities can be helpful even for those who have already begun to experience cognitive decline.

Well, okay, you may not want to actually leave an iPod in the hands of a person who is experiencing Alzheimer's, 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 amazing for those who are willing to be creative thinkers and farsighted in applying its use. IPod music therapy in dementia patients is a consummate illustration.

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