It has been scientifically proven that listening to music helps increase people's dopamine (happiness neurotransmitters) levels by as much as 9%, and as such there is such a thing as music therapy.
Would one be allowed to listen to music for therapeutic purposes during sefira and the three weeks?
Let's assume that there are no doctors' orders, and that a capella doesn't have the same effect.
Answer
R’ Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichos Shlomo, Sefiras Haomer 11:n14) writes that one who will become overly upset without music may listen to recordings. (source)
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