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How Can Wheezing Be Treated?
My dad has throat cancer and has a trach and feeding tube while going through rad and chemo . I m his care giver right now . He s had the trach in for 3 months, just had a bad sneezing spell and hard to get his breath , what do you do when he has that whistling noise while trying to cough .
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
Hi,
Thanks for asking.
Weezing while coughing with trachial tube on.... shows some obstruction in the tube. In such case-
-Tell nurse to suck the thing out with suction mschine
-In case the weezing is from within lung... he needs bronchodialater... call the doctor looking after him.
Thanks.
Thanks for asking.
Weezing while coughing with trachial tube on.... shows some obstruction in the tube. In such case-
-Tell nurse to suck the thing out with suction mschine
-In case the weezing is from within lung... he needs bronchodialater... call the doctor looking after him.
Thanks.
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