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Effects of musical harmony on the suppression of tinnitus: preliminary basic study

음악적 화성의 이명 억제 효과: 선행 기초 연구

Seong Chan Kim1
,
Geum Na Hong2
,
Min Joo Choi13*
김 성찬1
,
홍 금나2
,
최 민주13*
1제주대학교 의공학협동과정
2제주대학교 대학원
3제주대학교 의과대학 의학과
*Corresponding Author
30 September 2022. pp. 545-556
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Abstract

This study is a preliminary experiment to test on the effect of musical harmony on the suppression of the discomfort from tinnitus. The experiment was conducted on 25 adults with normal hearing. They listened to the three types (1. original music, 2. melody only, 3. harmony only) of Brandenburg concerto no. 3, G Major (J S Bach) and rated tinnitus annoyance scales. The results show that the tinnitus annoyance was significantly reduced when they listened to the tinnitus sound and any of the three types of the same musics compared to when listening to the tinnitus sound only (p < 0.019). Suppression of tinnitus was observed to be greater in the original music containing harmony and the harmony part only than in the music excluding the harmony part (the melody part only) (p < 0.012). The suppression effect was slightly better in the original music including the harmony part than in the harmony part only, but there was no statistical significance (p = 0.189). The experimental results suggest that the harmony in music plays an important role in suppressing tinnitus annoyance, compared to the melody. Validations with tinnitus patients are necessary to underpin the findings, which can enable us to embark further studies for making use of them for clinical applications.

Keywords
Tinnitus
Music
Harmony
Melody
Annoyance
Suppression

본 연구에서는 음악의 화성적 요소가 이명을 억제하는 효과에 대한 선행적인 기초 실험을 수행했다. 정상 청력을 가진 25명의 성인을 대상으로, 이명 소리와 함께 화성부와 선율부로 구성된 Brandenburg concerto no. 3, G Major(J S Bach)를 3가지 형태(1. 원곡, 2. 선율부, 3. 화성부)로 들려주며 이명의 거슬림을 평가하도록 했다. 실험 결과, 이명 소리만 청취할 때에 비해 음악을 함께 청취할 경우 모든 3가지 곡에 대해 이명의 거슬림이 유의하게 감소했다(p < 0.019).이명 억제 효과는 화성이 포함된 원곡 및 화성부로만 이루어진 곡에서 화성을 제외한 곡(=선율부) 보다 크게 나타났다(p < 0.012). 이명 억제 효과는 화성부로만 되어있는 곡보다 화성부를 포함하는 원곡에서 약간 좋으나, 통계적인 유의성은 없는 것으로 나타났다(p = 0.189). 본 연구는 이명을 억제하는 음악에서 화성적 요소가 선율적인 요소보다 더 중요한 역할을 한다는 실험 결과를 제시하고 있으며, 향후 이명 환자를 통한 검증과 임상적인 활용을 위한 후속 연구가 제안된다.

키워드
이명
음악
화성
선율
거슬림
억제
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  • Publisher :The Acoustical Society of Korea
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국음향학회
  • Journal Title :The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국음향학회지
  • Volume : 41
  • No :5
  • Pages :545-556
  • Received Date : 2022-08-03
  • Accepted Date : 2022-09-13
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7776/ASK.2022.41.5.545
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