Effects of Music on the
Nervous System
The biologists and the life scientists
have defined two types of nerves. They are the principal nerves and the
arterial nerves. The principal nerves stretch from the neck to all vital
organs. The arterial nerves spread from the main nerves to all parts of
the body. The secondary nerves are connected to outward parts of the
body and convey the messages to the brain. When the veins enlarge the
blood pressures decreases. Due to the shrivelling of blood vessels, the
blood pressure increases. When the blood pressure varies at different
parts of the body it affects the health.
When the secondary nerves work they
produce heat whereas the functioning of the central nerves produces the
opposite effect. That is due to these nerves, feelings of sloth, sleep,
thoughtlessness, forgetfulness, grief and sorrow, fainting,
unconsciousness and even death occurs. Obviously, when music could
affect the various nerves, it would give rise to various maladies.
Mental diseases as well as physical ailments will be caused. The mental
effect would destroy his reasoning capacity. It is for this reason that
one who listens to music is unable to perform the work that could be
accomplished by a sane person.
Music creates vibration in the body and
this is conveyed to all the parts of the body through the nervous
system. As a result of it, indigestion occurs. Music affects the heart
in such a way that the heartbeats becomes irregular. The blood pressure
goes awry. All such ailments make a person permanently ill.
Consequently, even the modern medical science, in spite of its
astonishing progress, fails in such a situation. Sometimes, the music is
so intense that the listener loses his sanity. He becomes dumb and
various kinds of mental diseases occur. In places, where music is more
prevalent, we find that there are more neurotic illnesses. It is for
this reason that most of the mental hospitals are to be found in Europe
and America.
Dr. Adlen writes against music, "Even
though it seems pleasant, the effect of music is profound upon the
nervous system. Specially, when the temperature is high, the ill-effect
of music is more. This is the reason that ill-effects of music are more
in the hot areas of Iran and Saudi Arabia. The American people are so
disgusted with the bane of music that they have united to demand from
the senate a permanent ban on music. It is a pity that the whole world
perceives the evils of music yet is adopting it as entertainment."
[ (Refer to the booklet; "Tasir
Mausiqi bar Asaab" Pg. 3, 6, 10). Extract from the Book " Greater Sins"
by Shaheed Dasgahib ]
A True Incident
An excise officer in Meerut (UP)
relates an interesting incident in regard to the effect of music on
nervous system. He says:
" I was leading a normal life, it was
simple and peaceful. One of the quality I had, that I never enjoyed
music nor it had any effect on me. It so happened, that one day I met
with an accident. It was so serious that I had to be operated. The blood
was needed and it was arranged easily. The donour was available. After
few days, I found a change in my body and temperament. I realised that I
was reacting on music. Sometimes through tapping my foot on the rhythms
and ofcourse enjoying. This change in my attitude made me think that how
this sudden interest in music has developed. What is the reason. I
doubted that may it be through the transfusion of the blood. I was
curious to know. I consulted my doctor and insisted that he finds out
who was the blood donour. It was easier to the doctor. He informed me
that the blood was donated by a dancer. From that day I was convinced
that the music does affects the nervous system. |