cough assist

My honey decided it was time to go on hospice care last week, All was going well, a few new meds to help with the respiratory distress and a nurse a phone call away! Very nice until Sunday morning, I realized his lips had swollen over night till they looked like Mik Jaggars' lips, One of his...

Hi All, My bulbar onset dad who refuses a peg has more and more problems with not being able to cough out whatever bothers him in his throat, or deeper than throat, and also with saliva or mucus - I am not sure he knows which one is the bigger problem; he seems to think it's saliva, and its...

started yesterday afternoon And causes hours long choking episodes no fever but my family has had bad colds feels like annoying nasal drip but can't cough it up even with cough assist and suction bipap air blowing down my throat is causing more violent episodes don't think it's sickness...

It's hard to believe that a month ago my dad was still walking, eating and speaking normally, using his left hand/arm. His progression since then has been astounding. He now has a wheelchair, hospital bed, lift, bi-pap, oxygen to help asthma, cough assist, suction, morphine...the list goes on...

I can't handle it... My dad has been coughing for about 2 weeks now. He starts at about 7pm and it continues on until about 2am. It's so difficult for him and the rest of us to sleep. And I just don't know what to do!!! It seems that the reason for his cough is a partial collapse of his left...

My dad is declining very fast. As new changes happening I would like to ask you for an advice/comments on the following points: Fatigue: My dad is very weak. He almost can't walk or stand up from a chair anymore. Taking him to the Dr or clinic is such a draining task on him. Just getting an...

My husband gets seen by the VA but they sent us to UT Southwestern to the pulmonologist to get a sleep study and orders for a cough assist and Trilogy. They are also the ones who are going to do the PEG tube. We had our first appointment there a couple of days ago. Towards the end of our...

I got really great help here with where to get BPAP machine for my russian friend, he is able to sleep well with it through the night. Now I am looking for cough assist since ALS Help organization in Moscow don't have any available. Any advice appreciated where to get it cheaper Thank you

Probably a dumb question... When using the cough assist, the machine sucks the air out so fast that its difficult to actually "cough". So do you muster a cough or just let it suck the air out?? Do you use it a set amount of times per day or as needed? If there is air blowing out around mask...

Can you please recommend what brand of cough assist or suction machine to buy for my dad. He complains that his saliva is too thick now, and i don't know where to start. Should we tell this to our dr so that he prescribes one, or is this something that is normally not covered by insurance...