Thank you very much! It sounds good! Since I have a cuffless
trach, I don't think I need to worry about blowing up (at least not from
the trach ;-> ).
However, I do have a question. Where do you put this valve?
Does it fit in line? If so, where and how? (Sorry this was three
questions!). Thanks!
Blane
:-)
On Wed, 17 Sep 1997 16:12:27 -0400 (EDT) Cindysan13(AT)AOL.COM writes:
>Dear Blane, I had one client that had a passy muir and she was a polio
>survivor. She loved her passy muir and left it in even at night which
>isn't
>recommended. There were no pauses in her speech. She had no trouble
>adapting
>to it and finds it difficult to speak without it. The air always has
>to be
>out of the cuff when the passy muir is in or you will blow up.
>Actually the
>trach adaptor just pops off the trach in her case.
>
>They cost about $75 a piece and you have to clean them. Don't let
>anyone try
>boiling it in the mico wave, they warp. You shouldn't take a
>nebulizer
> treatment with it , because that makes them sticky inside and
>shortens their
>wearing time.
> I bet you will get lots of advice . Passy-muirs are very common. I
>have
>heard that some people find them difficult to get used to. Everybody
>is
>different. Good luck! :)
> Cindy
>
>