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**URGENTLY NEED HELP** Anyone Who Has Been Intubated/Induced Coma help please!?

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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.

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  1. 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.  


  2. 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.

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