Often used in healthcare to describe medically-induced calm or sleep before treatment.

Medical Context

Sedation can range from mild drowsiness to deep sleep, depending on dosage and method.

Different Levels

Sedation is not the same as general anesthesia; with sedation, patients may stay awake but relaxed.

Sedation vs. Anesthesia

Sedation can also refer to a state of calm induced without drugs, such as by music.

Non-medical Use

Sedation refers to a short-term calm state, not a long-term solution to anxiety.

Temporary Effect

It often implies gentle relief from stress or anxiety, not a dramatic change.

Subtle Emotional Relief

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 but rather, as a last resort. Enduring this influx of pressurized air requires heavy sedation, and repeated ventilation can cause long-term lung damage. But in extreme situations, ventilators can be the difference between life and death.

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 In fact, it's anything but a sleep aid. And it can be problematic for your sleep in at least three different ways. First, alcohol is in a class of drugs that we call the sedatives. But sedation is not sleep.