Types of Tracheostomy Tube
Tracheostomy tubes can be cuffed or uncuffed.
1. Cuffed tracheostomy tube
Cuffed tracheostomy tubes allow secretion clearance and offer some protection from aspiration, and positive-pressure ventilation can be more effectively applied when the cuff is inflated.
Cuffed tracheostomy tubes has a balloon-like feature at the distal end of the tube.
If the cuff is inflated (filled with air), it will prevent air from moving through vocal cords. This will stop from making speech. If the cuff is deflated, the air is able to move around the trach and through vocal cords, able to make limited sounds and speak.
2. Uncuffed/ cuffless tracheostomy tube
Uncuffed tubes allow airway clearance but provide no protection from aspiration.
Uncuffed tube may permit limited speech.
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