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is accredited by URAC, for Health Content Provider (URAC's accreditation program is an independent audit to verify that A.D.A.M. Then you might be able to speak normally and breathe through your nose and mouth.Ī.D.A.M., Inc. To speak, you will need to cover the hole with your finger, a cap, or a speaking valve. When you take a shower, cover the hole with a tracheostomy cover. These covers can also help keep your clothes clean from mucus and make your breathing sounds quieter.ĭo not breathe in water, food, powder, or dust. Protect the hole in your neck with a cloth or tracheostomy cover when you go outside. Put a few drops in your tube and windpipe, then take a deep breath and cough to help bring up the mucus.
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Talk with your provider about how to keep the air you breathe moist and how to prevent plugs in your tube. Your nose will no longer keep the air you breathe moist.
When you cough, have a tissue or cloth ready to catch the mucus coming from your tube. Once you put in the new tube, clean the old one and keep it with you as your extra tube. You should always carry an extra tube with you in case your tube gets plugged.
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It is important to keep the tube free of thick mucus. The hole in your neck should be pink and painless. You will have a small amount of mucus around the tube. Support quality journalism and subscribe to Business Standard.After you go home, follow instructions on how to care for your tracheostomy. Your support through more subscriptions can help us practise the journalism to which we are committed.
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