Dear Anon, I have personally never heard of Dr Moser until today nor have I used WebMD for purpose of researching educational information on behalf of our EmpowHer readers. It would be inaccurate on my part to credit a source I do not access at all. If Dr. Moser thinks along the same lines as what I posted, then my posting seems to have greater validity as he is an expert in this field (I just learned that today).
I am a doctoral student in Natural Health and Wellness and I have access to multiple medical resources, text books, and related libraries. This, along with personal knowledge I have gained in this area serves as my basis for preparing responses to our readers.
With a husband with ALS and on a trache and using a vent to breath, I have spent hundreds of hours researching a way to reduce mucus formation that can result on aspiration or pneumonia (the main cause of death among ALS patients). As such, I am VERY familiar with all the different colors, textures, odors, etc of mucus produced and stored in the respiratory system. I am in constant alert to changes to my husband's mucus production! My personal quest for gaining more knowledge about this common problem among those diagnosed with ALS has taken me to research multiple sources of information for the past 3 years. This has educated me to more effectively managed my husband's 24/7 respiratory secretions. I am now an expert on my own right!
I appreciate Anon's comments, but I am afraid Dr Moser was not my primary reference for the posting above nor do I visit WEBMED at all. However, I do appreciate the feedback and learning more about Dr Moser's work.
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Dear Anon, I have personally never heard of Dr Moser until today nor have I used WebMD for purpose of researching educational information on behalf of our EmpowHer readers. It would be inaccurate on my part to credit a source I do not access at all. If Dr. Moser thinks along the same lines as what I posted, then my posting seems to have greater validity as he is an expert in this field (I just learned that today).
I am a doctoral student in Natural Health and Wellness and I have access to multiple medical resources, text books, and related libraries. This, along with personal knowledge I have gained in this area serves as my basis for preparing responses to our readers.
With a husband with ALS and on a trache and using a vent to breath, I have spent hundreds of hours researching a way to reduce mucus formation that can result on aspiration or pneumonia (the main cause of death among ALS patients). As such, I am VERY familiar with all the different colors, textures, odors, etc of mucus produced and stored in the respiratory system. I am in constant alert to changes to my husband's mucus production! My personal quest for gaining more knowledge about this common problem among those diagnosed with ALS has taken me to research multiple sources of information for the past 3 years. This has educated me to more effectively managed my husband's 24/7 respiratory secretions. I am now an expert on my own right!
I appreciate Anon's comments, but I am afraid Dr Moser was not my primary reference for the posting above nor do I visit WEBMED at all. However, I do appreciate the feedback and learning more about Dr Moser's work.
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