She cannot move anything from the neck down. She does not have a trach. Our biggest issue right now is that every ten or fifteen minutes she is asking me to wipe the mucus she brings up from her mouth. The drs say its good she gets it out, but it is quite annoying to have to stop whatever I am doing every ten or fifteen minutes to deal with this.
I know this seems minor, but I was wondering if there is such a thing as an automatic suction machine? It would be like a normal suction machine, but it would run constantly (and hopefully quietly) and the suction tube would be a hook shape that would hang on the side of her mouth until she needed it. Then she could use her tongue to move the mucus where the suction would pull it out.
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Posted 23 January 2012 - 03:54 PM
codefinger, on 18 September 2011 - 12:57 AM, said:
She cannot move anything from the neck down. She does not have a trach. Our biggest issue right now is that every ten or fifteen minutes she is asking me to wipe the mucus she brings up from her mouth. The drs say its good she gets it out, but it is quite annoying to have to stop whatever I am doing every ten or fifteen minutes to deal with this.
I know this seems minor, but I was wondering if there is such a thing as an automatic suction machine? It would be like a normal suction machine, but it would run constantly (and hopefully quietly) and the suction tube would be a hook shape that would hang on the side of her mouth until she needed it. Then she could use her tongue to move the mucus where the suction would pull it out.
Am I dreaming?
I know this seems minor, but I was wondering if there is such a thing as an automatic suction machine? It would be like a normal suction machine, but it would run constantly (and hopefully quietly) and the suction tube would be a hook shape that would hang on the side of her mouth until she needed it. Then she could use her tongue to move the mucus where the suction would pull it out.
Am I dreaming?
Hi,
My husband also needs constant suctioning as he is unable to swallow. There are a few medications around to help reduce the amount of secretions - they didn't really help my husband, but an automatic suction machine? If you find one let me know!
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Posted 23 January 2012 - 09:37 PM
There is no equipment that I have heard of that helps in this situation but there are some drugs you can try that dry up secretions, one of them is hyoscine, another is glycopyrrolate I think there are others as well but these are the 2 I am familiar with, may be worth researching
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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:18 AM
Like the ones that dentists have? Very noisy though but might have improved over the last couple of years...just a thought 
found this one
http://www.healthand...CFcwjfAod2mtvTA
found this one
http://www.healthand...CFcwjfAod2mtvTA
Edited by Nick's mum, 16 February 2012 - 06:26 AM.
Ulla, mother of Nick (34) Injured in a fall late March 2005. Quad C5/6/7 incomplete. 1 year at King's College Hospital, London. Stoke Mandeville Spinal Unit since March 2006. Discharged 06/06/2007.
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