 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | Eileen, have you looked at these? http://www.passy-muir.com/products/pmvs/pma2000.aspx Charm was given one while he had his trach and I just recently got one (Purple 2001) after talking to speech therapist. Essentially, you don't have to cover your trach to speak, the valve closes for you, but opens when you inhale.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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