Re: Info Needed

James Lubin (jlubin(AT)eskimo.com)
Thu, 03 Apr 1997 19:48:32 -0800

At 10:00 PM 4/1/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Can you give me some ideas as to how you situate your tubes (circuits) that
>are hooked from your trach to the vent while you sleep? Often it takes days
>for me to get the tubes straightened out to sleep comfortably. The tubes
>come packaged in a circular fashion and stay "kinked" for days.
>
>Also how do you prop the tubes while sleeping? I have a small hand towel
>that I roll up to help counter act the weight from the tube. This causes
>less pulling on the trach area.

For one thing, I use non-disposable plastic tubing. It's heavier than the
disposable plastic and smooth on the inside so mosture drains into the
inline water trap easier. I have a rubber-band on the flex tubing with a
safty-pin that I pin to a towel that I lay on my chest, this keeps the tube
from moving around too much.

Jim Lubin
http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin
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