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Recorded voices from home can help soothe ICU patients

Patients frequently become delirious when in the ICU, especially if they are on a ventilator

Those provided reassuring recorded messages from a family member had more delirium-free days

TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A comforting voice from home might be enough to soothe ICU patients on ventilation, a new study says.

As many as 4 in 5 ICU patients on mechanical ventilation develop delirium, or sudden confusion, panic, upset and anger.

But playing recorded messages from a family member can reorient patients and help them remain calm, researchers reported Nov. 1 in the American Journal of Critical Care .

“The evidence has long shown that family involvement is a key element in delirium prevention and int

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