About This Touch
Duration: 20 minutes 4 seconds
Brain & Neurologic Oncology Comfort Support
Overview
The Brain & Neurologic Oncology Comfort Support Touch File is designed to support relaxation, emotional calm, and restorative rest for members receiving care for brain or neurologic cancers.
It may be used before appointments, during waiting periods, after treatment, or as part of your evening wellness routine to encourage a quiet, restorative environment.
Every person's experience with cancer is unique. Allow this Touch File to become a peaceful space for relaxation and comfort while you continue receiving care from your oncology team.
This Touch File is intended solely to support your overall wellness. It is not a treatment for cancer or a substitute for professional medical care.
Intended to Support
This Touch File is designed to support:
- Calm before oncology appointments
- Relaxation during MRI, CT, laboratory, biopsy, or scan waiting periods
- Emotional calm before neurosurgery consultations or procedures
- Relaxation surrounding chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or surgery
- Recovery following treatments or medical appointments
- Evening relaxation and sleep preparation
- Rest during palliative care when approved by your care team
- Emotional well-being throughout your care journey
Medical & Safety Notice
Your oncology team should always direct your medical care.
Please continue following all recommendations regarding:
- Medications
- Treatment schedules
- Radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Immunotherapy
- Surgery
- Infection precautions
- Hydration
- Nutrition
- Follow-up appointments
For your safety:
- Do not use this Touch File during medical examinations, treatment instructions, consent discussions, or procedures.
- Do not use it if it prevents you from hearing your care team, family members, medical equipment, alarms, or your call bell.
- Use while comfortably seated or resting.
- Keep the volume at a comfortable listening level.
- Stop using the Touch File if it causes dizziness, nausea, headache, confusion, agitation, increased discomfort, or sleep disruption.
How to Use This Touch File
Recommended Use - One session whenever additional relaxation and emotional support would be helpful.
Examples include:
- Appointment days
- Scan days
- Treatment days
- Recovery days
- Evening relaxation
- Before sleep
Treatment Days
Use this Touch File before leaving home or after returning home, provided you feel comfortable and medically stable.
Do not use it during active treatments, medical procedures, or while receiving important instructions from your healthcare team.
Optional Additional Use
A second session may be used if well tolerated. Allow at least 6 hours between sessions.
Recommended Schedule
During periods of active treatment or increased stress:
- Three to seven days per week
- Adjust use according to your comfort and energy level
- If you feel unusually fatigued, consider taking a rest day before resuming use.
Combining With Other QHS Touch Files
For the best experience:
- Use only one QHS Touch File at a time.
- Allow at least 6 hours between different Touch Files.
During active treatment, avoid combining this Touch File with detoxification, endocrine, immune, digestive, inflammation, or other specialized Touch Files unless they have become part of your established wellness routine and are well tolerated.
If you experience fatigue, dizziness, sensory overload, or increased discomfort, reduce use to one Touch File per day or pause use.
When to Pause Use
Stop using this Touch File and contact your oncology team immediately if you experience:
- New or worsening seizures
- Loss of consciousness
- Severe headache
- Sudden confusion
- Changes in speech
- Vision changes
- Sudden weakness
- Loss of balance
- Rapidly worsening neurologic symptoms
- Fever or signs of infection
- Difficulty breathing
- Chest pain
- Fainting
- Uncontrolled vomiting
- Serious medication reactions
- Concerns involving surgical wounds, ports, drains, or shunts
- Any situation requiring immediate medical attention
Suggested Wellness Journal
After each session, consider noting:
- Date and time
- When you used the Touch File
- Your comfort level before and after
- Your stress or anxiety level before and after
- Sleep quality following evening use
- Your overall sense of calm and well-being
- Any questions to discuss with your oncology team
Keeping a simple wellness journal may help you recognize patterns and reflect on your wellness journey over time.
Important Disclaimer
The QHS Brain & Neurologic Oncology Comfort Support Touch File is intended solely to support relaxation, emotional calm, appointment readiness, post-treatment recovery, sleep preparation, palliative comfort when authorized by your care team, and general wellness.
It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, prevent, reverse, slow, or manage brain cancer, brain tumors, neurologic malignancies, metastatic disease, treatment response, or any other medical condition.
Please continue following all recommendations provided by your oncology team and consult qualified healthcare professionals regarding treatment decisions, persistent symptoms, or any urgent medical concerns.