Personaly I like music. As loud as pounding in the machine is I'm not hearing a lot of it. But I like my soothing Dino, my favorite is 'Peace in the midst of the storm'. I wear my own sweat pants and ask for a blanket. They usually have a blanket warmer nearby. But the most important thing for me is the foam knee gatch. My back could never get by without it. And when they take me out to inject the contrast I made sure I moved some of my joints around. I'm heavy enough I have to make sure I move my arms around a little in the machine. Good luck, it's an experience but from what I have seen of MRI techs, they are very compassionate