NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Certain hospital sounds, such as electronic alarms, telephones and conversations, can wake people up even at relatively low levels, according to a new study. The results ...
To optimize the healing environment and minimize stress, distraction, annoyance and sleep disturbance, hospitals can take ...
Hospital sounds disrupt patients’ sleep, according to a study in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers conducted a three-day polysomnographic study in a sound-attenuated sleep laboratory with 12 ...
June 12 (Reuters) - Certain hospital sounds, such as electronic alarms, telephones and conversations, can wake patients up even at relatively low levels, creating an environment that may slow healing, ...
WASHINGTON - Anyone who's had a hospital stay knows the beeping monitors, the pagers and phones, the hallway chatter, the roommate, even the squeaky laundry carts all make for a not-so-restful place ...
Listen to the audio edition here: Hospitals are notoriously loud — from machines beeping and whirring to doors opening and closing to calls coming over the loudspeaker. Noise levels in emergency rooms ...