The following is excerpted from an online article posted by HealthDay
A short music session may help ease anxiety, and researchers say there’s a “sweet spot” for how long to listen.
Compared with pink noise, which sounds like a waterfall, rain or ocean waves, the results showed that music with ABS [auditory beat stimulation] helped reduce both cognitive and physical symptoms of anxiety. (Examples of cognitive symptoms include uncontrollable thoughts and trouble concentrating, while physical symptoms may manifest as nausea or chest pain.)
People also reported feeling less negative after listening to music with ABS.
The 24-minute session showed the strongest overall results. It worked just as well as the 36-minute session and better than the 12-minute version.
Source: HealthDay
https://www.healthday.com/health-news/mental-health/listening-to-music-for-24-minutes-may-ease-anxiety-study-finds