**URGENTLY NEED HELP** Anyone Who Has Been Intubated/Induced Coma help please!?!
Question: **URGENTLY NEED HELP** Anyone Who Has Been Intubated/Induced Coma help please!!?
Hi, Sorry this is going to be long!. It's the 26th of August!. I had a severe asthma attack on the 7th of August & was then in an induced coma with a tube down my throat breathing for me until the 14th of August!. I was sent home on the 20th August, the thing is I can't really talk!.!.!. I'm having problems with my voice, its a struggle to talk!.!.!. My throat doesn't hurt but I'm having a hard time talking and drinking water!.!.!. Every time I drink water I choke!.!.!. I used to breathe through my mouth only but since waking I only breathe through my nose!.!.!. My voice seems to have gotten better the last two days but it's still quiet and hard to talk and a bit croakey!.!.!. I feel strange in general as well, I haven't driven since I went to hospital because I'm too scared and don't feel alert!. Also, I can't burp anymore, I have to wait for it to come out its self and I haven't sneezed since I woke up!. My throat feels weird too!. I was a smoker before going to hospital too could this be why I feel weird!? Could you please let me know what happened to you after being on a breathing machine in a coma and how long it took for your voice to return and how lonbg until you felt normal!? Thankyou all so much!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
I agree with Jason above!.!.!.take it slow!. Chew your food really good & swallow small bites carefully!. You will get better!.!.!.may take a month or more!. Except I wouldn't advise you to sing!. Just talk normally & your voice will get stronger!. And if you were a smoker before & not now then that is probably why you feel strange!.
I wish you well!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I wish you well!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The tube passes right thru your vocal cords!. It will take a wihile to adjust, probably a couple of months!. I would recommend doing some voice exercises like singing!. That's what a friend of mine did once and it worked great!. Be careful!. Eat and drink slowly!. You will recover!. Www@Answer-Health@Com