Thank you!
Blane
:-)
On Sun, 21 Sep 1997 11:46:21 -0700 Carl Gobb
<"cgobb(AT)ix.netcom.com"(AT)ix.netcom.com> (by way of James Lubin
<jlubin(AT)eskimo.com>) writes:
>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
>> :-)
>
>MY NAME IS CARL AND I HAVE USED MY PASSEY MUIR VALVE FOR 1-1/2 YEARS.
>IT
>DEFINETLY HELPS WITH SPEECH. IT AFFECTS EVERYONE DIFFRENTLY. I HAVE MY
>LP10 SET TO ASSIST CONTROL AND PEOPLE OVER THE PHONE DON'T KNOW I'M ON
>VENT UNLESS I TELL THEM AND IF I DO TELL THEM THEY SAY THEY COULDNT
>EVEN
>TELL. THE VALVE WAS HARD TO USE AT FIRST, BUT I AJUSTED WELL - AGAIN
>EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. HOPE THIS HELPS
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