The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-05-17
TRACHEOTOMY TUEFS
an Englishman WHO Has Worn Ono for
Fully six Years,

an Englishman WHO Has Worn Ono for
Fully six Years.
a case i'll which the operation of trachcot
omy proved Strikngly successful has inst
come under our notice, says tho PaU NAL
S"+eet0 III Is lhat ol Il man, formerly a SOL
uler, VINO nhu tho lnCiSiOn into the wind
plpe madc SIN years ago, and who wears
the trachcotomy tube at the present mo-
ment. be was private in the Royal En-
Bmeers, ana took part in the Egyptian cam
Palgn Oh 1881, beng present at Tclcl- X CHR
Whllc IN Egypt he drank some bad water
and this induced n blood POISONING which
ultimately took tho form of dccp-scatod ab-
eccsses IN the neck. He returned from
ESypt, arriving IN this country some time
IN octoDcr, lSo!, and at once became O. pa
uent at the Royal Military Hospital, South
alnpton. Inc man describes the operation
as BONG only Il little painful. The provious
ulmculty III breathing had been so great
IhaI IL the lnciSlOn into the windpipe had
caused much pain that pain was over
Whelmed by the great relief which followed
the operation. Ho remained in the hosni
tal 1or some months, but finally loft quite
cured HNi''
Ho finds but little discomfort or incon.
Senlehcc IN wearing the trachcotomy tube
no c can not speak without first putting his
nnger to his neck to close the orifce Of tho
ls caused by the vibration of the vocal
chords in the larynX, and to set them ,,ibro-
tng current of air from tho lungs ia re-
qmred. The lnciSiOn of tracheotomv being
madc IN the Windpipc below the larvnx.
enough air to Vibratc the vocal chords can
not bo obtained until the Orificc is closed
Inc closing is, in most trachcotomv tnbes
ohccteu by an automatic valve, but the
solulcr now IN question will have none Of
snort Lime, 1T is true, but when he was COM
ing down Regent street one dav IT, flow or
and was lost, and he has done vcrv VOL
Wlthout 1T since. He can also talk by mt
uhg MS mead down, in which case the orifice
IL closcd by ms chm instead Of by his finger
do possesses duplicate tube for use in coao
of accident.
a orlef description Of the tube NAV be
found interesting 1t is made of silver that
Dcing the metal least likely to be acted upon
by any 1luHs to be found in the windpipe or
pS Iio condensed aqueous VapOr of the
breath. 1t is i'll reality no more than tho |
name implies that is, IL tube. Itis brnt into
the form Of quadrant, and tho outer nor
uon mas shield, which presses against tho
nesh ol the neck 10 the shield are attachcd
Iapes Whlch pass around the neck and are
Cled lhcS2 servo to keep the tube securely
ID i:Jsltion. The instrument is furthcr e,,n- |
plcd with smaller inner tube and 'p1lido |
Inc lormcr can easily be removed and re- |
placcu 1or the purpose of cleaning which |
however, Is not necessary more than onco q
lay, unless tho weather bc very foggy. But |
me inner tube is not an essential, and tho |
soldier OF whom we write never wcars it. |
do removes tho tube itself tho tissues |
around 1T having become 50 hardened that
or short time they answer all the purposea
II inc trachcotomy tube itself. The person
Nho IS compelled to use trachcotomy tubo
generally wears high collar, and all that is
cen is small hole.