“I can’t sleep in here, Mom let me go home” Kim told
Therese.
“But you are not well yet” Therese answered.
“How can I get well, Mom? I can hear every footstep
outside of my room, doors opening and closing every few minutes, and I don’t
even have to peep; as soon as I hear giggles outside , I am sure that Dr. Ross,
the hospital’s resident doctor who looks like Keanu Reeves, is making his
hospital rounds! Please, Mom let me go home…”
Kim’s hospital experience is shared by many patients
who have complained of not getting enough sleep during their hospital stay
because of distracting noise.
When a patient is deprived of sleep, she experiences a
faster heart rate; her blood pressure rises above normal, and she gets
agitated. Feeling stressed-out while confined in a hospital bed does not sound
like a patient is on her way to recovery, does it?
Here is an innovative solution: white noise
machines for homes, individual offices, travels, and yes – hospitals
and clinics!
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