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The Song and Lung Health
Doctors in London are investigating how the song helps seriously ill with lung problems, to improve their breath control, according to the study takes place at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
Hundreds of patients have joined the sessions and 60 have been incorporated into a clinical trial, whose results are expected to publish before the end of the year, but some patients who have received the sessions say that the song has already transformed his life.
At the Royal Brompton Hospital, it is not surprising to hear the sound of music in the hallways, along with jokes, laughter and oral exercises; this is a place that specializes in caring for patients with severe lung disease.
The class begins with some vocal exercises, including sighs, noise and hum, sounds up and down the ladder, and then moves them to the songs.
So amid a festive atmosphere are patients of all ages with a variety of lung disorders, including asthma, cystic fibrosis and emphysema.
It is clear that patients enjoy and researchers are now assessing their impact on patterns of breathing control in those who are conducting the clinical trial.
“We have tried to tackle trying to train people to use their voice and breathing, but with a different purpose through song, with the hope that the knowledge they gain through it, in terms of control of breathing , they are useful in day to day, to cope with their condition, “the researchers say.
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