Expiratory muscle strength trainers

[Deborah]

Thanks Both, DeeH and shelly21 will pop in the post, so glad someone can use them...

[Deborah]

Hi Everyone,

Lung function recommended my mum use a handheld exerciser for her breathing. It's called an EMST 150 expiratory muscle strength...

[Deborah]

Hi, we bought angled cutlery for my mum. The fork and spoon were really great as at an angle they made eating much easier. We also bought cutlery with...

[Deborah]

Hi, I'm sorry you have to make this difficult decision.

My mum had bulbar onset. She opted for a Peg. She had lost her voice by then but...

[Deborah]

Hi Mmsm, I'm so sorry to hear about your symptoms. It must be so scary.

My mum had a peg fitted and for a few weeks she was nauseous. We...

[Deborah]

These are the tube pads. You can get lots of colours and patterns....

[Deborah]

My mum had a tube fitted last October. She used it for water for a few months before needing to use it for food (pretty much overnight she went from eating...

[Deborah]

Hi Nicky, My mum was provided an electric wheelchair by wheelchair services and it arrived quite quickly. However, my mum's house is pretty difficult...

[Deborah]

Hi Helen, my mum was diagnosed 18 months ago. We got a second hand powerchair quite early on and it was great for getting out in the fresh air (it could...

[Deborah]

Hi KK64 lovely to meet you and so sorry to hear of your situation.

My mum uses an NIV at night and sometimes during the day. We find that...

[Deborah]

Thanks so much. I'll follow up with the GP first and go from there. My mum can't swallow anything any more - we've tried freezer pops but even these are...

[Deborah]

I've never heard of the AirPhysio but I'd love any advice on where to get a suction machine. Are these provided by speech and language? My mum has been...

[Deborah]

Thanks for the lovely welcomes Ellie, great idea about using the NIV whilst my mum is in the bath - hadn't even thought of that and will try this ...

[Deborah]

Thanks both. I'll do that 🙂

Ellie, the bathing situation has been tricky!! My mum absolutely loves having a bath and was adamant about...

[Deborah]

Thanks so much Ellie

My mum has an ipad with Predictable, but now she tends to rely on some laminated sheets with letters on that speech...