If you have ADHD—or just want to improve focus—read on to find out how listening to music might help you and get suggestions for what to listen to. Related: Who Can Diagnose ADHD?

If you habitually pop in AirPods when you really, really need to get some work done in your open-concept office, you're far from alone. Nearly 80% of adults listen to music while they work, and ...

Background music can help people focus better, new research shows. Image source: Baby2M/Adobe Importantly, people with ADHD also reported a preference for stimulating music over calming tracks.

Listening to music can help to alleviate ADHD symptoms, likely through increasing dopamine. With its instrumental, repetitive, grainy sounds, lo-fi music may improve focus in those with ADHD.

“Music occupies the buzzing/high energy/distractibility [those with ADHD] often feel so that they can focus more effectively on the task at hand,” says Dr. Saline.

From Rachmaninov to rock ’n’ roll, listening to music while studying may help some children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

With rates of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at alarming highs, a study confirms that, for many, the condition persists into adulthood. A study by the Boston Children's ...

Learn how headphones help manage ADHD by reducing distractions and improving focus in various environments.

Some people with ADHD have difficulty focusing in noisy environments because background noises can be distracting. But noise-canceling headphones might help, experts say.