Verified by The Sound of Muzak
Reports on the findings of Wilkes University in Pennsylvania that listening to environmental music like Muzak may play a major role in defending upper respiratory infection.
By Mary-Ellen Banashek published March 1, 1997 - last reviewed on June 9, 2016
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania's Wilkes University sends word that a little Muzak every day keeps the common cold away. Students subjected to 30 minutes of Muzak "environmental music" showed a 14.1 percent increase in salivary secretory immunoglobulin A levels, which play a major role in defending against upper-respiratory infection. Students who listened to radio music, a tone-click stimulus, or silence didn't fare as well. Does this mean if we listen to one or two John Tesh CDs, we'll never be sick again?
