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How do you manage thick mucus? What else can I try?
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Thank you guys for the suggestions. I also am on a feeding tube for all my nutrition. I do have a suction machine that I keep with me most of the time. The person streamer has helped a lot. I wish I could use the spit bags but with all the surgeries and treatment I have had it has left the bottom have of my face numb which makes it hard to spit.
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@2313 I also have numbness in my face and the thick mucus and excess saliva. My care team, said I could buy a suction machine. I cannot spit and have a hard time swallowing. But I keep telling myself I am alive. Love all the suggestions and also this site has made me realize it could be worse. i have an obturator which is adjusted all the time and I still get leakage and fluid comes out my nose.
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@2313 what is the suction machine you use? I really need help with this mucus thing, it is constant all day. 7 months out from throat cancer surgery/reconstruction. Seems worse than ever. You use this by yourself?
Cindy