Elle Rose

How we put on the ventilator at night

Added 2022-11-08 06:49:25 +0000 UTC

After dinner every night, I go back on the ventilator before my caregiver leaves for the evening. I don't get normal oxygen saturation so even though I can be on the diaphragm pacer during the day, I need good ventilation at night so that I get good sleep and my oxygen level stay normal.

It's really simple, we just turn on the ventilator and then turn off the diaphragm pacer and secure the ventilator with Velcro to my tracheostomy collar around my neck. The ventilator is humidified and unfortunately fills up with so much water it Hass to be emptied out in the middle of the night. Forgive my grammar and spelling and everything, Voice access is being a bitch