The Voice Issue 7, Summer 2013 | Page 19

The new ordering process in five easy steps 1 homemade material ‘mushroom’ everywhere with him. Mum’s next experimental discovery was that a standard HME, usually worn with a baseplate, also fits into the plastic trachea tubes. So now Dad first puts a Kapi-gel around the stoma. (This is a jelly-like doughnut shape which acts like a spacer). The plastic trachea tube sits snugly on top of this, held in place with the Velcro neck band. Then Dad simply fits a standard HME into the end of the tube – and talks! We wanted to share this idea as perhaps other laryngectomees find difficulties with adhesive baseplates too. Hopefully some readers might find this alternative to be a solution. ? Place your order with Countrywide Supplies 2 Send your prescription to us or we will request it from your GP and let yo ??????????????)????????((?()=??????e????????)??????????????)?????????????????)???????((?()e??????????????)????????????????)???????????????)??????((?()e??????????????)???????????????)?????????()M??????????Q!?Y=% ((??((