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Tracheostomy
A tracheostomy is a surgical procedure to create an alternate airway by making an opening in the trachea (windpipe).
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A member asked:
Is the tracheostomy a risky thing to do?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can a tracheostomy make it difficult to eat?
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A 48-year old asked:
Explain to me the procedure of a tracheostomy?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can I take oral tablets if I have a tracheostomy?
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A 50-year old asked:
What do you have to do to take care of a tracheostomy?
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A 25-year old asked:
What are the possible complications of living with a tracheostomy?
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A 46-year old asked:
What are the differences between a crycothyrotomy and a tracheostomy?
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A 47-year old asked:
What could you do if no secretions were obtained when you suctioned a tracheostomy?
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A 40-year old asked:
What would be a reason to do a tracheostomy?
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A 33-year old asked:
What's tracheostomy care for little children?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can a person with a tracheostomy drive a car?
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A 38-year old asked:
What happens when water enters a tracheostomy?
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A 42-year old asked:
How is cpr done for someone with a tracheostomy?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Looking for help with tracheostomy in south africa?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the difference between a tracheostomy and a vent?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why might a patient be unable to eat after a tracheostomy?
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A 45-year old asked:
As a woman, how can I feel ok about my sexuality after a tracheostomy?
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A 49-year old asked:
Could coming off ventilator onto tracheostomy mean shes getting better?
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A 46-year old asked:
What is the difference between closed and in-line suctioning of tracheostomy?
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A 32-year old asked:
Difference between laryngectomy and tracheostomy?
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A 40-year old asked:
What are possible complications of having a tracheostomy tube?
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A 45-year old asked:
Please tell me the difference between tracheostomy and laryngectomy?
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A 34-year old asked:
For people who've had tracheostomy, is it save to use perfumes or after shaves?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can you tell me for those who have tracheostomy, is it save to use perfumes or after shaves?
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A male asked:
How long does a tracheostomy surgery take? And what kind of numbing medicine is involoved?
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A male asked:
Is dr any use of usin tracheostomy if d person is unconscious for 7 dys on ventilatn n has anoxal injury? Help
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A 22-year old female asked:
My babywas born with a vascularring, they fixedit and know has a tracheostomy due to severe tracheomalcia, will she ever outgrow it?
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A 36-year old asked:
How do they relieve stridor in tracheostomy patient?
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A 31-year old asked:
How come my 16 year old daughter has laboured breathing after tracheostomy?
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A member asked:
Is the stoma created for a total laryngectomy still referred to as a tracheostomy or does it have a different term?
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