suction

  1. wtlpc22

    Is there a mouth Suction Machine that can be activated by PALS lost use of arms& hands?

    Is there a mouth Suction Machine that can be activated by PALS lost use of arms& hands?
  2. H

    Suction device recommendations?

    Looking for feedback on suction devices - ones you would/ would not recommend and why! (FYI my pALS does not have Medicare so we will be purchasing this out of pocket and will shop online for it, hence why I’m looking for recommendations) PALS will be using mainly to get phlegm out of the...
  3. M

    Can't get the hang of the suction device

    Suction device was delivered this morning. The teaching was limited to "connect this here, connect that there." I didn't think to ask how far to insert the wand, and I didn't try it while he was here. I felt some mucus this evening and thought I would try it out, but in most of my tries, I...
  4. T

    Radiation therapy for secretion management

    Was hoping for feedback from this useful group on their experience with radiation therapy for secretion management. To date, we have been managing my PALS secretions with a combination of scopolamine patches, glyco subQ injections (pills were not effective and he now takes injections every 4...
  5. N

    cold or flu with ALS is terrible!

    this is the second time this year I've been down and out. The worst part is the breathing is extremely strained. that is nothing new and I have never used bipap or trilogy. I'm getting antibiotics tonight and so far my regimen is Musinex, breathing treatments with the mask and smoke stuff...
  6. P

    Mucus Help- Bulbar ALS

    Dear all, My mom has been having a very difficult time with mucus accumulating at the back of her throat and not being able to swallow or get it out. She uses a cough assist once a day which she hates. A suction machine helps a little but not as much as we hoped to. For medication, she takes...
  7. N

    My daddy died in his sleep, at home

    And I wasn't there. I spent two months in Poland with him from August to mid October, and then had to come back to the US to work and to bring my kids back to their dad. My father begged me not to leave. He prayed for a quick death, and he prayed for an easy death. At least those two prayers...
  8. H

    after trach surgery...

    my mom did the trach on last Friday. she was in ICU for 1.5days and transferred to PCU(progressive care unit). after few hours of her surgery, she started to bleed a lot so had to go back to surgery room to control the bleeding and to chech if everything is okay. next day of surgery, she was...
  9. L

    Aspiration

    My PALS aspirated his yogurt a few days ago. This is our first trip to the ER because of this. They are doing breathing treatments and suction every four hours. Doing IV antibiotics. SATS staying around 90 until last night when he wouldn’t use his bipap and he was in the 80’s. My daughter came...
  10. R

    What to do when PALS is choking?

    My wife has started choking more frequently — usually on liquids, but sometimes on grainy food. I don’t know what to do in theses cases. She continues to cough for a long time. We have used the cough assist with some success, but have not yet used the suction device. She gets a bit panicked and...
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