Can someone hear you while they are sedated?

Nursing and other medical staff usually talk to sedated people and tell them what is happening as they may be able to hear even if they can't respond. Some people had only vague memories whilst under sedation. They'd heard voices but couldn't remember the conversations or the people involved.

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Can patients hear what you are saying even when they are sedated?

Patients under sedation can probably hear things but we don't know for sure. This will depend on how much sedation they have been given or whether they have an injury to their brain. We know from asking people when they wake up that they sometimes remember things that were said to them when they were sedated.

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Can you talk while heavily sedated?

This will depend on how much sedation they have been given or any injury to their brain that they may have. If they can hear you, they are unable to speak if they have a breathing tube in their mouth. We know from asking awake patients that they remember things that were said to them when they were sedated.

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Is a sedated person aware?

With minimal and moderate sedation, you feel comfortable, sleepy and relaxed. You may drift off to sleep at times, but will be easy to wake. With general anaesthesia, you are completely unaware and unconscious during the procedure. Deep sedation is between the two.

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Can someone hear you while on a ventilator?

Patients are unable to vocalize during mechanical ventilation due to the breathing tube. Also, ventilated patients may be sedated or have fluctuating consciousness; their ability to comprehend or attend to communications may also fluctuate.

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How long can you stay sedated on a ventilator?

Well, the answer is that it depends. Normally a medically induced coma shouldn't last for much longer than a few days and given that ventilation with a breathing tube and the induced coma comes with risks, the time in an induced coma and on a ventilator should be minimized as much as possible.

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How long does it take to wake up from sedation on ventilator?

your critically ill loved one should come off the ventilator/ respirator and out of the induced coma relatively quickly within 12- 72 hours! In those circumstances, your critically ill loved one should be on short acting sedatives, such as Propofol(Diprivan).

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Do you tell the truth when sedated?

Anesthesia won't make you confess your deepest secrets

Rest assured, even if you do say something you wouldn't normally say while you are under sedation, Dr.

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Is sedation a life support?

Furthermore, intubation, ventilation, and sedative choices directly affect brain perfusion. Therefore, airway, ventilation, and sedation was chosen as an emergency neurological life support protocol.

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What happens to your mind when you are sedated?

Anesthetic drugs cause brain circuits to change their oscillation patterns in particular ways, thereby preventing neurons in different brain regions from communicating with each other. The result is a loss of consciousness—an unnatural state that he compares to a “reversible coma”—that differs from sleep.

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Can a sedated person cry?

Some patients also may cry after being sedated, even if they are not feeling upset. You may also get a headache, an upset stomach, or feel nauseous. You will likely feel a bit drowsy and “out of it,” for a while after your treatment.

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Why would someone not wake up after sedation?

Causes of Delayed Emergence. In most cases, a delayed awakening from anesthesia can be attributed to the residual action of one or more anesthetic agents and adjuvants used in the peri-operative period. The list of potentially implicated drugs includes benzodiazepines (BDZs), propofol, opioids, NMBAs, and adjuvants.

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Is being sedated like being in a coma?

Sedation, on the other hand, puts the patient in a "semi-conscious state" rather than a very deep unconscious state, allowing the patient to be comfortable during surgery with minimal side effects. Sedation can be administered in ASCs and physician offices, whereas medically induced comas are only appropriate in ICUs.

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How aware are you when sedated?

Some patients may experience brief periods of sleep. Patients who receive conscious sedation are usually able to speak and respond to verbal cues throughout the procedure, communicating any discomfort they may experience to the provider. A brief period of amnesia may erase any memory of the procedures.

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Can sedated patients feel pain?

The results of our study call attention to the fact that intravenous sedatives may increase pain perception. The effect of sedation on pain perception is agent and pain type specific. Knowledge of these effects provides a rational basis for analgesia and sedation to facilitate medical procedures.

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Can you respond when sedated?

The level of sedation can vary. It can range from minimal to fairly deep. People who need only a little can respond normally to questions and requests. If you are put under a deeper level of sedation, you may need some stimulation to respond.

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How long does it take to come out of sedation?

IV sedation works quickly, with most people falling asleep in roughly 15 to 30 minutes after it's been administered. Once the IV sedation is removed, you will begin to wake up in about 20 minutes and be fully recovered from all sedative effects within six hours.

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What does it feel like to be sedated?

It's very similar to feeling very relaxed, almost like being in a meditative state. The sensation varies slightly depending on which kind you receive: Laughing gas sedation may actually make you smile or laugh a little. Basically, you will just feel like you're in a good mood.

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Why would a hospital sedate a patient?

Sedatives may be administered to patients in the hospital setting to provide comfort and reduce anxiety and pain. A variety of sedative agents can be used depending on the circumstances and the type of sedation required.

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Do sedated patients remember?

Some patients are unable to describe recollections, and approximately 5% have little or no recollection of real events that occurred during their stay in the ICU but are able to remember a wide variety of dreams, hallucinations, and nightmares.

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Can you wake up when sedated?

Deep sedation is medicine given during procedures or treatments to keep you asleep and comfortable. It will also prevent you from remembering the procedure or treatment. You cannot be easily woken up during deep sedation, and you may need help to breathe.

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Do you dream under sedation?

Conclusions: Dreaming during anesthesia is unrelated to the depth of anesthesia in almost all cases. Similarities with dreams of sleep suggest that anesthetic dreaming occurs during recovery, when patients are sedated or in a physiologic sleep state.

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How does it feel to wake up after being sedated?

Expect to be sleepy for an hour or so. Some people feel sick to their stomach, irritable, or confused when waking up. They may have a dry throat from the breathing tube. After you're fully awake and any pain is controlled, you can leave the PACU.

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Is sedation the same as induced coma?

If a patient is very unwell they may go to critical care/intensive care. There they may be placed in a medically induced coma while they get better. This is called sedation with medication. Once a patient is more stable the doctors will reduce the medication to try and wake up a patient.

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How long does it take to fall asleep after being sedated?

Intravenous sedation involves the administration of drugs through a vein in your arm. Patients who will undergo treatment with the assistance of IV sedation usually fall asleep within 15 to 30 minutes of the IV being started.

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