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• Can you be awake during ear surgery?
  No. It is too stimulating. It's risky sometimes during surgery if the patient can't stay still. Therefore, typically, a patient has general anesthesia for ear surgery. 

• What type of sedation is used for ear surgery?
  Most times, it’s general anesthesia. Sedation may not be adequate 

• Is colon surgery done with local anesthesia?

  No. Colon surgery has to be done under general anesthesia. 

• What type of anesthesia is used for tonsil surgery?

  General anesthesia with endotracheal intubation 

• What anesthesia is used for lung surgery?

  It has to be general anesthesia. Depending on your medical condition, you may: a) Be kept intubated after surgery for you to recover. If this happens, you'll be in ICU for monitoring. b) Have an arterial line (iv in the artery at the wrist) to monitor your blood pressure closely. This is done after you're put to sleep. Best regards, 

• Do you get sedated for hand surgery?

• For hand surgery, depending on how much to be operated, it can be pure local anesthesia without any sedation, for example, sometimes, the carpal tunnel release can be done this way. For more involved surgery, it can be: a) sedation; b) sedation plus nerve block; c) or general anesthesia 

• What anesthesia is used for foot surgery?

  Depending on the surgeon, it can be done either local anesthesia plus sedation, or general anesthesia.