Thanks for your input! I'm afraid I don't know what a peep valve
is.
Blane
:-)
On Wed, 17 Sep 1997 14:01:35 -0700 Cody Namesnik <cody(AT)netzone.com>
writes:
>Blane,
>
> Try a Bivona Trach.s!! I have had Alot of success with them! I use
>a
>single canula "tight to Shaft" inflatable cuff for emergencys... I
>have no
>luck with Passey Muir!! I think there will alway be a pause... Do you
>use a
>peep valve, on your exahaltion valve?? I do mines set on 4.. also am
>on a
>breath rate is 16per.min... Ask your doc. or RT about that!! Peep
>valves do
>give a few more sec.s to speak!! All my docs. say I speak very well!
>HOPE THIS MIGHT HELP!!
>
>Cody Namesnik
>http://www.netzone.com/~cody "See My pic"
>cody(AT)netzone.com
>
>
>blane n beckwith by way of James Lubin wrote:
>
>> I have been considering getting a Passey-Muir to better
>> facilitate speech. First, I would like to ask a couple of
>questions,
>> hopefully to be answered by people who have experience with it.
>>
>> For the past 10-11 years, I have relied on a Shiley cuffless
>> trach that allows me to talk "around" it because its uncuffed state
>> allows air to pass by it and through my vocal cords. The problem
>with
>> this system is because my vent breathes on a timed cycle (14
>> breaths/min.), it forces me to pause when talking. As you might
>> imagine, this is an impediment to my being able to carry on the flow
>of a
>> conversation. People who don't understand this, or are just plain
>rude,
>> often use these pauses to talk over me. It gets very frustrating!
>>
>> My first, and most important, question is, will the
>Passey-Muir
>> valve help eliminate these pauses and make it easier for me to carry
>on a
>> "normal" conversation? My other question is, is a Passey-Muir valve
>> difficult to learn to use? I greatly appreciate anyones help.
>Thanks!
>>
>> Blane
>> :-)
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