Igor I.

Mr. IGOR I. remembers the ceiling of the room and a lot of noise.

Mr IGOR I. could only see the ceiling of the room. He was very sensitive to the various sounds and noises.

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Susanne Jöbges

Dr. med. Susanne Jöbges works as a postdoctoral researcher in bioethics. She holds a degree in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine and a masters degree in medical ethic. She’s been working as a consultant for anaesthesiology in the department for anaesthesioloy and intensive care (head of the department Prof. Dr. med. C. Spies) at the charité Berlin. On an intensive care unit she was leading senior assistant.

After she joined the DIPEx team in May 2019 and coordinates the module about experiences with self-determination and intensive care.

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Mr. IGOR I. remembers the ceiling of the room and a lot of noise.

“E: I didn’t see any windows either. Nothing at all.
I: What did you see?
E: Only the lights from
I: ceiling.
E: From the ceiling, yes. And sometimes the faces of the staff.
I: How was it with hearing?
E: Almost everything.
I: How was that for you?
E: Partly it was almost painful in the ears at the beginning. Especially the high-pitched sounds. When they put down tweezers or scissors or something, there was a resonance. In the head afterwards, which was not very pleasant. Also paper. When someone wrote, it rustled like that.
I: Yes.
E: When someone wrote something down or partly wrote on the laptop, that annoyed me.
I: Yes. Did that bother you when you were sleeping or was it just annoying?
E: No, it also disturbed when I was sleeping.
I: Yes. Were you able to sleep well?
E: No. Not at all.”

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Susanne Jöbges

Dr. med. Susanne Jöbges works as a postdoctoral researcher in bioethics. She holds a degree in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine and a masters degree in medical ethic. She’s been working as a consultant for anaesthesiology in the department for anaesthesioloy and intensive care (head of the department Prof. Dr. med. C. Spies) at the charité Berlin. On an intensive care unit she was leading senior assistant.

After she joined the DIPEx team in May 2019 and coordinates the module about experiences with self-determination and intensive care.

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