Episode 10: Cough Assist with Sydney Parriott, MS, CCC-SLP
so.many.questions.
What is cough assist? Who is it for? Who can perform a cough assist? Why do a cough assist? What’s the purpose of the cough assist? Manual or mechanical? How do you get trained in it? Why would you want to get trained? How often would you use this technique?
Sydney answers all these questions and more in her enlightening discussion on cough assist with patients who experience respiratory complications.
Sydney is a big believer in the use of cough assist for patients who have such severe dysphagia they struggle with secretion management.
Dig deeper with the following resources:
Mary Massery PT and information about her courses (as mentioned by Sydney)
Respiratory flutter devices:
**These are not affiliated links and I am not endorsed by or endorsing any of these products. The aim is to provide useful links to get you started on digging deeper on this topic.
Music: Funky Background by Twisterium
“Keep your flame ignited”