(This is a continuation of the article I posted last night!)
\nWhat kind of anesthesia should I get?
\nThe type of anesthesia you will receive depends on a number of different factors. One of these factors is definitely your preference and choice… however, the options may be limited by the requirements of the surgery, your medical condition, etc.<\/p>\n
What kinds of anesthesia are there?
\nThere are four types of anesthesia commonly employed – general, regional, monitored anesthesia care (MAC) and local. In very broad terms:<\/p>\n
General Anesthesia affects your entire body and may be given intravenously or as an inhaled gas. These medications cause you to lose consciousness. As a result of these medications, you might stop breathing on your own and therefore you might have breaths given to you through a mask or a small tube gently inserted into your lungs through your mouth. Modern anesthesia has been carefully created and tested. Still, every year people die on the operating table because of unexpected reactions to anesthesia. If you can get the same effect with less anesthesia by adding music to the formula, wouldn’t you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[32,179],"yoast_head":"\n
\nRegional Anesthesia only affects a section of your body, blocking sensation and making it numb. You may remain awake or be sedated. Spinal and epidural anesthesia fall in this category.
\nMonitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) involves medications given to make you drowsy and to relieve pain. This type of anesthesia may be given to supplement local anesthesia (see below) or to make the injection of local anesthesia more tolerable.
\nLocal Anesthesia affects only the location of surgery. It is usually injected, but can sometimes be given as a ointment, cream or spray. You may remain awake or be sedated for this as well. This type of anesthesia is usually used for small, less extensive procedures.
\nNow that you have a better understanding of how anesthesia works, you’ll probably want to consider using music during your surgery to lessen the amount of anesthesia you’ll need. Although modern anesthesia is a wonderful thing, you’ll still want to take as little as you can for the safest procedure possible. Here’s the link:\u00a0\u00a0 Healing Music for Surgery<\/a>\u00a0 Don’t wait!\u00a0 Prepare for the safest surgery possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"