Volume 59, Supplement 2, 217-218, DOI: 10.1007/s00011-009-0145-0

Receptive music therapy and salivary histamine secretion

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

From the issue entitled "Papers given at the 38th annual meeting of the European Histamine Research Society, Fulda (Germany), May 13-16, 2009"

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Abstract

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.

Keywords  Receptive music therapy - Histamine - Saliva - Allergy - Stress mastery

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