Packiam VT, et al. - Researchers probed the impact of ambient music on anxiety and pain in men who underwent prostate biopsies. For patients who had ambient music during transrectal prostate biopsy, no difference in anxiety or pain scores was noted. Between the music and control groups, there were no significant differences in STAI-S, pain score, or vital signs. When stratified by age, PSA, or the number of previous biopsies, there were also no differences in STAI-S, VAS, or vital signs between groups. Greater likeliness of men who received music during the transrectal prostate biopsy to request music for future prostate biopsy was seen, compared to men who did not.