Episode 10: Cough Assist with Sydney Parriott, MS, CCC-SLP

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. Check out the show  notes on https://www.speechuncensored.com/podcastepisodes/s1e8-cough-assist-with-sydney-parriott-ms-ccc-slp for access to more information. Music: Funky Background by Twisterium Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/speech-uncensored/message