Down with these prejudices.
Myth # 1. Anesthesia is minus five years of life.
It is a popular myth. It is quite clear where he might take. As a rule, the operation that requires General anesthesia, need unhealthy person. Disease can shorten life or even cause death. Blame the anesthesia at least silly. Most often, the surgery under General anesthesia just prolongs the patient’s life.
Myth # 2. Due to anesthesia develop mental illness
Schizophrenia, mental retardation, psychosis… that just does not relate to the effects of anesthesia. But that’s not true. Yes, the list of side effects in the drugs for anesthesia are “mental illness”, but in reality they rarely occur. Mainly in people prone to this — for example those suffering from alcohol and drug abuse or elderly patients.
Myth # 3. From anesthesia hallucinations appear
This is a very outdated belief. Earlier, when just started to use General anesthesia, used ether, chloroform, ketamine. Such substances have indeed had a number of effects, hallucinations including. But in the mid XIX century, i.e. since the first use of anesthesia, it’s been a long time. Modern drugs do not differ in this feature.
Myth # 4. Anesthesia has negative consequences for the whole organism
It is believed that narcosis affects memory, attention, provokes migraine and other diseases. Of course, immediately after surgery, driving is not worth it. Slight asthenia (a condition of General weakness of the body, impotence. — Approx. ed.), the loss of memory. But these effects pass quickly — the body is completely restored, no trace of anesthesia remains.
Myth # 5. Anesthesia provokes development of allergies
This statement is groundless. A real Allergy to anaesthetic drugs is rare. Sometimes there is intolerance to certain drugs, but it’s not a problem — a huge number of tools and techniques for the administration of anesthesia. If any of them can be used in a particular case, is another must fit. If the doubt can do a special blood test for compatibility with a particular drug.
Myth # 6. Under anesthesia can die
Theoretically, we cannot rule it out. But if that happens, blame will not drugs, and careless attitude of the anesthesiologist. It needs to monitor the patient’s condition, clarify the readings and to prevent asphyxia (suffocation). It needs to choose the right dose and methodically to properly inject the anesthesia. Death from anaphylaxis under anesthesia is also virtually eliminated — Allergy drugs for General anesthesia is extremely rare.
Myth # 7. Under anesthesia it is impossible to do teeth whitening
But it’s true. On the one hand, the doctor should monitor the process and condition of the patient, the other patient should not think that teeth whitening is in the Barber shop to go to. Too frequent bleaching causing severe pain, and the presence of the drug on the gums burn. If the patient is conscious and feels it, he will be able to say about this hit and minimize the damage. And pain with frequent whitening should deter the patient from a large number of procedures.
Myth # 8. Anesthesia in dentistry — that means I pass out
General anesthesia in dentistry is used less frequently than sedation. This condition, when the patient is conscious and can execute instructions of the doctor, but he turned off the anxiety and the emotional evaluation of events. He will remember the reception at the dentist as a good time and at the same time get rid of dentophobia (fear of dental treatment. — Approx. ed.) if this was.
For the application of anesthesia in dentistry has its own indications. Among severe drug abuse and some mental illnesses in patients, as well as a situation when under sedation treated teeth fail.
Myth # 9. The anesthesia will make me an addict
In addition to the consonance of these words, nothing they don’t. Drugs for anesthesia when applied intelligently by a qualified doctor are not addictive. And addicts, as I mentioned, even shown dental treatment under General anesthesia.
Myth No. 10. The dose of anesthetic increases each time
Dose is calculated on the basis of certain parameters, which does not include the number of earlier operations. There are: weight, age of patient, duration of the upcoming intervention and its extent, emotional state. If the patient drank a lot of coffee or took some stimulants, he could really use a large dose of anesthesia.
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