Problems with intratracheal fixation
- Tracheostoma enlarges after using some time
- Never use a larger button or cannula. Allow the stoma to shrink overnight or during a couple of days, by wearing an adhesive and HME.
- Never use a larger button or cannula. Allow the stoma to shrink overnight or during a couple of days, by wearing an adhesive and HME.
- Bleeding of tracheostoma
- Stop using the device. After the stoma is healed try to increase the length of use of the device gradually. When even short periods of using cause bleeding or when bleeding maintained for a long time after removing the device, stop using it.
- Observe how patient is putting the device into the stoma and taking it out. Give proper instruction to avoid damage of tracheostoma or voice prosthesis
- Stop using the device. After the stoma is healed try to increase the length of use of the device gradually. When even short periods of using cause bleeding or when bleeding maintained for a long time after removing the device, stop using it.
- Air escaping between button and FreeHands HME.
- When using the Barton-Mayo button, after some time the material of the button weakens and air starts to leak between the button and the FreeHands HME. In that case a metal ring can be used to support the button.
- When using the Barton-Mayo button, after some time the material of the button weakens and air starts to leak between the button and the FreeHands HME. In that case a metal ring can be used to support the button.