Try a Passy-Muir valve. It goes on the end of the Trach,and works by letting him breath air in and redirects the exhale by his vocal cords.
Misty (bosslady_tx)
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SW and Misty...parents to Kathlynn(16), Stephen(14), and Frank(13)
Frank= CP, CMV, microcephaley, epilepsy, chronic lung disease, non-verbal; decannulated 9/7/06; happiest little boy I know.
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