Re: Passey-Muir valve

James Lubin (jlubin(AT)eskimo.com)
Sun, 15 Jun 1997 11:09:26 -0700

At 09:40 PM 6/14/97 +0200, Jose M=AA Quiroga Ruiz wrote:
>Hello. again:
>
>I have a question for people using Passey-Muir valve. I suppose that this
>valve allows phonation during the expiratory phase but I wonder if it=B4s
>also possible to get phonation during inspiration.=20

Yes, I can speak continuesly without pausing when using the Passey-Muir
valve, or any other one-way valve for that matter. I use the Passey-Muir
valve on my wheelchair tubing but use another one-way valve when in bed.
The other type is easier to take out when I go to sleep.

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