audioanalgesia

audioanalgesia
Use of music or sound delivered through earphones to mask pain during dental or surgical procedures.

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au·dio·an·al·ge·sia (aw″de-o-an″al-jeґze-ə) reduction or abolition of the perception of pain by listening through a head set to recorded music to which a background of “white noise” has been added.

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