i had very similar problems when they changed me over to a saline balloon type, the district nurse replaced the saline after the first few weeks of it "bubbling" with a smaller amount and it fixed it 90% . quite a strange feeling isnt it, although the occasional pinch wasnt so nice.


45 yrs. peg tube jan 07/09 TOTAL GLOSSECTOMY jan 12/09
T3NOscc oral(ex smoker )
open tracheostomy , removed oct 12/09
modified neck dissection lymph nodes I to IV
rectus abdominal flap + full dental removal
30 day radiation treatment ,diagnosed with lung cancer oct 2011