Abstract

This study aimed to compare the effects of Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) and binaural beat (BB) on stress reduction, and to determine whether ASMR and BB can induce changes in quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG). A double-blind randomized trial was conducted. Subjects with stress were recruited considering their perceived stress scale (PSS), Beck depression inventory-II (BDI-II), insomnia severity index (ISI), and state-trait anxiety inventory-state anxiety (STAI-S) scores. Subjects listened to ASMR or BB with music (8 Hz for daytime, 5 Hz for nighttime) for 15 min in daytime and 30 min before going to sleep for 3 weeks. QEEG was measured before and after the intervention. Seventy-six participants (57 female, mean age = 46.12 ± 12.01) finished the trial. After the intervention, PSS, BDI-II, ISI, STAI-S, and PSQI scores improved significantly in both groups. BDI-II and ISI mean scores were normalized in both groups after the intervention. Changes of absolute beta and high beta power in the ASMR group were larger than those in the BB group (p = 0.026, p = 0.040, respectively). Both ASMR and BB are equally effective in reducing stress levels. Unlike BB, ASMR can lead to an increase in beta and high beta waves associated with cortical arousal.

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Title
Comparison of autonomous sensory meridian response and binaural auditory beats effects on stress reduction: a pilot study
Author
Lee, Minji 1 ; Lee, Hyuk Joo 2 ; Ahn, Junseok 3 ; Hong, Jung Kyung 4 ; Yoon, In-Young 4 

 Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seongnam, Korea (GRID:grid.412480.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 0647 3378) 
 Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Department of Public Medical Service, Seongnam, Korea (GRID:grid.412480.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 0647 3378) 
 Ulsan University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Ulsan, Korea (GRID:grid.412830.c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0647 7248) 
 Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seongnam, Korea (GRID:grid.412480.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 0647 3378); Seoul National University College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul, Korea (GRID:grid.31501.36) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5905) 
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2736093034
Copyright
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