Cochlear Implant Surgery - Day of Surgery

Описание: Cochlear implant day of surgery: what to expect step-by-step—check-in, IV, general anesthesia, airway protection (breathing tube vs supraglottic airway), sterile prep/draping, waking up, recovery room (PACU), ear dressing/head wrap, discharge instructions, and pain control/medications after cochlear implant surgery.

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If you’re scheduled for cochlear implant surgery for hearing loss, this short video walks you through the typical surgery-day flow—from arrival through recovery—so you know what’s normal and what to expect when you wake up and head home.

⏱ CHAPTERS
00:00 Start / what this video covers
00:05 Day of surgery
00:11 Check-in and pre-op process
00:24 IV placement
00:31 Meeting surgeon
00:41 Meeting anesthesia
00:50 Going to the operating room
00:59 Falling asleep
01:03 Securing your airway
01:06 Type of tube used
01:18 Draping for surgery
01:27 Surgery complete
01:31 Waking up
01:36 Recovery room
01:39 Discussion with surgeon
01:47 Monitoring in recovery room
01:51 Ear dressing
01:58 Reunited with your family
02:12 Instructions and discharge
02:15 Pain control – injection during surgery
02:21 Medications
02:33 Conclusion
02:36 Now you nose!

✅ In this video you’ll learn:
• What check-in and pre-op usually looks like (vitals, questions, IV placement)
• What general anesthesia is like (going to sleep and waking up)
• Why airway protection is used (breathing tube vs airway device above the vocal cords)
• What “prep and draping” means and why it matters for safety/sterility
• What happens in the PACU and what nurses monitor as anesthesia wears off
• What you may wake up with (ear dressing/head wrap is common after cochlear implant)
• When your surgeon updates your family and reviews the aftercare plan
• Discharge instructions: wound care, dressing care, medications, and activity guidance
• Pain control expectations (often numbness initially from injected anesthetic + OTC meds like Tylenol/acetaminophen and/or ibuprofen if safe; sometimes a small stronger prescription “just in case”)

🚨 IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE
Always follow your surgeon’s specific instructions (protocols vary). Seek urgent/emergency care for trouble breathing, rapidly increasing swelling, significant bleeding, severe dizziness/vertigo, high fever, or other severe/worsening symptoms.

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