This web site exists to identify trach related issues that people who live
at home with trachs, and people with trachs that use ventilators, confront
and deal with every day. The medical community focuses on trach maintenance
procedures most appropriate to hospital and clinical settings, and these
do not always transfer well to the home environment. When clinical practices
fail the home user, suggestions from veteran home trach users is invaluable.
The Internet brings these people together.
The format used for this website is to reduce a trach issue into topics
and then find ideas and informational resources that will suggest possible
solutions to resolve the problem, preferably from experienced trach users.
Disclaimer: this web site is intended to be used for information only.
Think of it as a gossip column or a rumor mill. Nothing here is specifically
recommended for others. Discuss with your physician the appropriateness
for you of any thing you see here. Excuse this disclaimer, the world is
full of litigators.
Finally, if you have a topic to suggest for this web site, or a suggestion
to add to a topic, please E-mail me.
Enjoy your day.
Philip Childress
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| Topic |
Description |
Trach Choice |
Many different types and brands of trachs to choose from. Which is best
for you? More... |
Trach Moisture |
Thick phlegm plagues trach users and it is often related to the relative
humidity of the environment the person is in. More...
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Trach Ties: Dermatitis |
The trach tie area can be a troublesome place for inflammation or rash,
and it happens to even the most fastidious people. More... |
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