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Dysphagia (swallowing issues) after intubation: What therapies work?

Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Feb 4 9:41am | Replies (21)
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@karlm

My husband completed chemo radiation for throat cancer in December 2021. His stoma still hasn’t closed 12 months after trach removal. He is not able to swallow anything and has a PEG tube. The ENT recommends closing the stoma in next month; however, we are concerned about having the procedure done. He has a great amount of mucus coming out of the stoma. We fear of aspiration if the stoma is closed. Has anyone experienced a lot of mucus coming out of the stoma? Or has anyone had a procedure done?

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jwkelly72 | @jwkelly72 | Jul 19, 2023

My doctors and nurses had me constantly coughing it up, spitting and vomiting it out and that's what I do. It gets better.Breathing gets better and sleep.

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