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  • gale

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    September 5, 2024 at 2:11 pm in reply to: Bipep Mask or tracheostomy, which one is more useful for ALS patients

    My husband is very simiilar to you. starting his 5th year since diagnosis. No use of arms, legs, hands very limited. He is on his NIV 24/7 and can be off for maybe 15 minutes at a time. He cannot write and uses his computer mouse with difficulty.

    He uses his ventilator with a nose mask during the day which allows him to talk and be fed. At night we switch to a full face mask.

  • gale

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    August 29, 2024 at 7:36 pm in reply to: What assistive device is helping you right now?

    My husband had the same problem. Uses his NIV 24/7. He switched to a nose mask, Airtouch N20, after trying a lot of others. This one works well and he can talk and eat with it on. He uses the full face at night.