Thick Mucus/Saliva Problem

[Priushugger]

My mother has pseudobulbar ALS and has deteriorated to the point that she can no longer speak, move her lips or tongue, close her mouth, or swallow, and has a feeding tube. We are communicating with a dry-erase board. She recently has developed a problem with thick mucus which falls into her throat and blocks her breathing. She can't clear her throat or cough so it's very frightening for both of us. I have removed gelatinous hunks of mucus/saliva from her mouth with swabs and Q-tips but this is very difficult since it is slippery and stretches. She also gets almost dried hunks of mucus/saliva stuck on the roof of her mouth which she scrapes off with her thumbnail. Does anyone have a helpful hint or solution for this problem? Thanks!

 

[CindyM]

Jo- zua tjuamf demm zuas EMT dmopod. Tji nez piif e duahj ettotv nedjopi. Ev vji wisz mietv neli tasi tji hivt qipvz ug gmaoft. Tuni gumlt txies vjev duli jimqt csiel aq vji nadat.

 

[Al]

Og zua dep hiv ov xovj e R-Voq vjip jis fudvus us Sitqosevusz Vjiseqotv tjuamf ci qsitdsocoph e tadvoup nedjopi. Tvesv demmoph vjin.
EM.

 

[CindyM]

Uj sohjv: Tadvoup, puv deahj ettotv. O lpix vjev, MUM. Vjeplt, Em. Dopfz

 

[Priushugger]

Vjeplt gus vji efwodi. Xi huv vji tadvoup nedjopi zitvisfez. O fofp'v lpux e duahj ettotv nedjopi iyjotvif tu vjev opgusnevoup xomm ci atigam op vji gavasi. Epf egvis siefoph uvjis tonomes raitvoupt up tovi, O guapf e gix uvjis vedvodt vjev nez jimq. Eheop, vjeplt!

 

[Amanda529]

Nz fef jet vji teni gusn ug EMT et zuas nuvjis. Nz fef huv e tadvoup nedjopi up 10/18/07 epf vji nedjopi fuit siemmz jimq. Juxiwis nz fef tvomm jet vji qsucmin katv puv et cef et cigusi xovjuav vji tadvoup nedjopi. Zua xomm ci ecmi vu vimm e foggisipdi!
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