Thanks for the advice.

Is it normal that drinking water is more irritating than eating thicker liquids such as porridge/oatmeal or protein milk drink? his throat is scorching whenever he drinks water.

are there any methods to help reduce/ease the throat pain? he is currently using "caphaosol" mouth rinse -- which helps a bit.

Also, when the tube is in place -- would it become "displaced" from coughing too much or too hard?

Thank you guys for being on this forum to answer some of these questions -- it really really helps and it's a relief to know that there's a support group out there.

Audrey