Sing for Good Health

Sing for good health: scientists

Singing can cure various ailments ranging from breathing problems and depression to memory disorders , suggest several researches done across the world.
According to a study by scientists at the Western Ontario University in Canada, singing tones muscles at the back of the throat and this helps long-suffering partners of snorers get a silent night.Surgical interventions to treat snoring include removing tissue from the upper throat or toughening it by creating scar tissue. Singing offers a harmless, healthy, non-invasive, inexpensive and enjoyable way to restore the throat's tone.Humming tunes can also help lift depression while singing in a choir can provide a cure for people with asthma and other serious breathing problems.

Finding of a study by researchers at the University of Western Sydney, revealed that singing could also soothe desperately ill infants. The scientists found that songs help babies in intensive care cope with their life-saving treatment.Another study by Canadian scientists found that patients with severe Alzheimer's, a degenerative memory disorder, were able to recognise songs from their youth and join in. Researchers at Frankfurt University in Germany have found that singing lowers stress levels while American health campaigners have been using songs to help smokers stub out.