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A member asked:
Do you always have to have a trach when on a ventilator?
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No, often not: You only need a ventilator with a trach if there is a problem with the lungs, or with the brain telling the lungs to breath. There are many people with trachs who don't need ventilators, and do fine without them.
Answered 11/18/2012
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