Atos Provox NiD Care Tips

CareTips
Is your voice prosthesis (VP) leaking?
Typical signs of your voice prosthesis leaking
• Coughing during or after eating
and drinking
• Fluid/food-stained mucus
Leakage Test
1. Wash your hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds.
2. Position yourself in front of a well-lit mirror.
3. Clean your Provox® voice prosthesis with a Provox® Brush and/or a Provox® Flush.
4. Follow the leakage test below using colored liquid (e.g. milk or coffee) as this is easier
to see.
Take a sip of liquid. Look for liquid dripping through center of VP.
Take another sip. Look for liquid dripping around edges of VP. Repeat, if needed.
Voice prosthesis is leaking
Clean with Provox Brush
and/or Provox Flush
Take a sip of liquid again
Voice prosthesis
is still leaking
Leaking is through
the center
Insert/remove Provox
Plug as needed
Contact your clinician
for an appointment
or direction.
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•
Leaking is around
the edges
Contact your clinician
for an appointment
or direction
This text does not replace or represent the complete contents of the Instructions For Use (IFU) and/or Prescriber
Information for the products in this text. Therefore, before prescribing and/or using any of the products
included in this text, please review the entire contents of the respective IFU and/or Prescriber Information.
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Topic 7:
Provox voice prosthesis -
Is your VP leaking?
Increased mucus
Recurrent chest infections
Voice prosthesis is not leaking.
Clean your VP regularly
and continue to monitor leakage.
If problem(s) persists,
discuss with your clinician.
Provox Brush and
Provox Flush
Provox Plug and
Provox Vega Plug
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