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How do I know when I can get off my feeding tube?

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Dec 21, 2025 | Replies (54)

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@thomason While the medical community officially does not recognize red-light therapy, primarily because they have never done a study, it is clear from these pages and years that this appears to be a significant help in healing of the mouth and throat. Apparently we need more doctors with throat cancer to get a study done. When sterilization was first introduced to the medical profession, many fought the idea. We even had a president die from infection because the doctors didn’t believe in germs and bacteria.
I for one give a green light to the red light. Good healing.

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@hrhwilliam Thank you. It seemed to really help me. The problem is that a person feels nothing while undergoing the treatment, so assume it must be useless. Hopefully, if people with swallowing issues try this light therapy, it will help them regain their ability to eat, drink and speak! Happy healing to all you warriors.