He had been unable to speak due to a tracheostomy tube in his throat but that was removed before he was transferred.
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Fox still can't speak because of a tracheostomy tube in his throat, he has mouthed some words, such as " good bye ."
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Over inflation of the cuff causes the tracheostomy tube to erode into the posterior aspect of the innominate artery leading to the formation of a fistula.
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A more definitive airway can be established by performing a surgical cricothyrotomy, in which a endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube can be inserted through a larger incision.
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TIF is a late complication of a tracheotomy and is associated with prolonged endotracheal intubation, as a result of cuff over inflation or a poorly positioned tracheostomy tube.
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Patients whose tracheotomies are placed beneath the third tracheal ring cartilage and patients with mucosa, episodes of hypotension in which the pressure in the tracheostomy tube exceeds that of the endotracheal mucosa, and radiation therapy.
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Only 35 % of TIF patients exhibit the pathopnuemonic warning signs which include sentinel bleeding, a small bleed from the tracheostomy in the preceding the TIF, and pulsations of the tracheostomy tube that coincides with the heartbeat.
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Some persons under long-term tracheostomy intermittent positive pressure ventilation with deflated cuffs or cuffless tracheostomy tubes ( leak ventilation ) are able to speak, provided their bulbar muscles are strong enough, though in all cases speech will be lost as the disease progresses.
