And I was trached (the procedure called tracheostomy) until I was seven years old, when the paralyzed vocal cord started to move, not all the way, but enough.

直到我七岁时称为气造口术手术，瘫痪声带开始动，虽一直动，但已经足够了。

(3) If patient has respiratory insufficiency, e. g. chronic lung diseases, then tracheostomy might help oxygen ventilation by reducing respiratory dead space.

(3)如患者有呼吸功能全，如慢性肺部疾病，则气切开术可减少呼吸死腔，帮助氧通气。

These people often breathe through what is called a tracheostomy tube in their neck. They can struggle to communicate.

这些人通常通过颈部气造口呼吸。他们可能难以沟通。

His tracheostomy will remain in place for at least a few more months.

他气造口术将至少再保几个月。

Tracheostomy if airway is in danger.

如果气道有危险，就做气切开术。

Type of Tracheostomy There are various types of tracheostomy procedures, depending on the circumstances of the patient and the treatment intent.

气切开术类型根据病人情况和治疗目，气切开术方法有很多种。

In such cases, tracheostomy allows suctioning of the secretions and the cuff of the tracheostomy reduces further aspiration of secretions.

在这种情况下，气切开术可以吸入分泌物，而气切开术可以减少进一步分泌物吸入。

Therefore, there could be bleeding around the tracheostomy site.

因此，气切开部位周围可能有出血。

(5) As part of another procedure Sometimes tracheostomy is done to gain access to airway for general anesthesia, or as a precautionary measure in some patients who undergo an extensive neck surgery.

(5) 作为另一个手术一部分有时气切开术为了在全身麻醉时获得气道，或者在一些接受广泛颈部手术患者中作为一种预防措施。

It turned out she had had to have a tracheostomy.

原来她得做了气切开手术。

He required an emergency tracheostomy, though his faith in Christian science, which teaches adherents to rely primarily on prayer for healing, complicated matters.

他需要紧急气切开术，但由于他信仰基督教科学派，该教义教信徒主要依靠祈祷来治愈疾病，这使得情况变得复杂。

Decannulation If the patient improves and the healthcare team determines that tracheostomy is no longer necessary, then a trial of decannulation should be attempted.

拔如果患者病情好转，且医疗团队确定再需要气切开，则应尝试拔。

Since the tracheostomy forces the air to bypass the vocal cords, patients would not be able to speak effectively.

由于气切开术迫使空气绕过声带，患者将无法有效说话。

Similarly, there are various types of tracheostomy tubes each with specific functions.

同样，气切开术所用也有同种类，每种都有特定功能。

Because these secretions may lead to crusting and blockage of the tracheostomy tube, the first point regarding care is adequate suctioning of the secretions through the tracheostomy tube.

因为这些分泌物可能会致气造口结痂和堵塞，所以护理第一要点就通过气造口充分地吸出分泌物。

Decannulation is basically the removal of the tracheostomy tube and shifting the patient back to normal breathing.

拔基本上拔除气造口，使病人恢复正常呼吸。

In case the tracheostomy tube is damaged, infected, occluded or non-functioning in any way, then a new tube should be inserted in place of the old one, under expert supervision.

如果气切开术插损坏、感染、阻塞或以任何方式起作用，则应在专家监督下插入新代替旧。

Intubation or tracheostomy is done, should respiratory obstruction increase in spite of the above measures.

尽采取了上述措施，但仍有呼吸道阻塞加重，应行气插或气切开术。

Complications Just like any invasive procedure, tracheostomy also has some potential complications.

并发症就像任何侵入性手术一样，气切开术也有一些潜在并发症。

The skin incision is closed and the tracheostomy tube is secured to the skin via stitches or simply tied around the neck.

皮肤切口关闭，气造口通过缝合或简单地绑在脖子上固定在皮肤上。