Passy Muir regularly features articles in its publications on cutting-edge therapies and evidence-based clinical practice drawn from the collaborative efforts of the Passy Muir Clinical Team and expert researchers and clinicians from different disciplines and settings. They are intended to inspire discussion about the Passy Muir® Valve and advancement in issues related to the care and management of patients with tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation.
Interested in publishing an article with Passy Muir? We’re currently looking for clinical articles on caring for patients with tracheostomies to include in our publication, Aerodigestive Health.
Contact us: aerodigest@passymuir.com

Aerodigestive Health: 2025 Toolbox for Tracheostomy Issue
- Clinical Toolbox: Managing Voice, Swallowing, and Respiratory Changes for Patients with Tracheostomies and Mechanical Ventilation
- RMST: A Tool for Patients with Tracheostomies
- Considerations for the Use of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Patients with Tracheostomy Tubes
- Lessons Learned: Introducing Phagenyx at a London-based NHS Critical Care Unit and Neurosciences Service
- The Role of Tongue Strength in Swallowing
- Inhalation Burn Injury: Implications for Communication and Swallowing/a>
- Implementing Toolbox Ideas: A Sub-Acute Case Study
- Heat Moisture Exchanger (HME) in Tracheostomy Care

Aerodigestive Health: 2024 Complex Diagnoses Issue
- Avoid Stagnation through Interprofessional Collaboration and Team Building: Transforming Care for Patients with Tracheostomy Tubes
- Passy Muir Valve Use and Early Mobility for the Pediatric Patient Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
- Feeding Therapy Considerations for Rehabilitation in Infants Following Cardiac Surgery
- Incidence of Tracheostomy in the Pediatric Cardiac Patient Population
- Measuring Transtracheal Pressure During Passy Muir Valve Application: Impact on Patient Outcomes
- Filtration: Added Protection for Both Pediatric and Adult Patients with Tracheostomies

Aerodigestive Health: 2023 Dysphagia Issue
- Overview of Pediatric and Adult Tracheostomies: Considerations for Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions
- Early Introduction of Spoon Feeding for Medically Complex Infants
- Creating Mealtimes for Medically Complex Infants and Children with Tracheostomies
- Assessing the Aerodigestive Tract: Why FEES® is a Crucial Piece of the Puzzle
- Tracheostomy and Mechanical Ventilation: Managing Dysphagia in the ICU
- Penetration, Aspiration, Pneumonia, Oh My! Palliative and Hospice Concerns in Dysphagia Management at the End of Life

Aerodigestive Health: 2022 Special Edition: Collection of Key Articles Issue
- Tracheostomy Tube Cuff Considerations: Purpose, Practice, and Impact
- Impact of a Tracheostomy on Pressure: Adult and Pediatric Considerations
- Speaking Valve Use During Mechanical Ventilation: More than Just for Communication and Swallowing
- Understanding the Management of Patients Undergoing Prolonged Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation: Perspectives from a Speech-Language Pathologist and a Respiratory Physician
- Using the Passy Muir ® Valve in Conjunction with High Flow Oxygen Therapy
- Infants and Children with Tracheostomy and Ventilator Dependence in the Intensive Care Units: Candidacy and Early Intervention with a Bias-Closed, No-Leak Speaking Valve
- No-Leak Speaking Valves and Respiratory Muscle Training: A Perfect Pairing for Early Intervention in the ICU

Aerodigestive Health: 2022 Treatment Intervention Issue
- Documenting Care of Patients with Artificial Airways
- Impact of an Interdisciplinary Tracheostomy Team
- Tracheostomy Teams Facilitate Early Therapeutic Interventions
- Case Study: Helping a Patient Regain Muscle Strength while Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
- No-Leak Speaking Valves and Respiratory Muscle Training
- A Conscious Approach to Decannulation: Clinical Application of Passy Muir® Valves with Disorders of Consciousness
- Aerodigestive Changes for Swallowing and Feeding in the NICU
- Real Talk: Problem-Solving Passy Muir® Valve Use in the Pediatric Population

Aerodigestive Health: 2021 COVID-19 Ethical Considerations Issue
- Communication Related to Quality of Life in the Patient with a Tracheostomy
- Facing COVID-19: From the Perspective of Two Physician Assistants
- The Ethics and Essentiality of Speaking and Swallowing During COVID-19: Lessons Learned on the Frontline
- Difficulties and Challenges with Severe Illness Following COVID-19: A Case Study
- Insights From an Interprofessional Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation Unit: A Speech and Language Therapy and Respiratory Medicine Perspective
- Evolving Ethical Conversations in Speech-Language Pathology
- Ethical Considerations with Patients Following Tracheostomy: A Respiratory Therapy Consideration

Aerodigestive Health: Fall 2019 Protocol Issue
- Infants and Children with Tracheostomy and Ventilator Dependence in the Intensive Care Units: Candidacy and Early Intervention with a Bias-Closed, No-Leak Speaking Valve
- From ICU to Home Care: A Protocol for Transitioning
- Delivering Complex Care for Complex Children: A Multidisciplinary Approach
- Protocols Assist with Improving Communication for Patients with Tracheostomy & Ventilator Dependence
- Having Protocols for Clinical Use to Improve Patient Outcomes
- Using the Passy Muir® Valve in Conjunction with High Flow Oxygen Therapy
- The Role of Pressures in Swallowing and Impact of the Passy Muir® Valve
- Clinical Relevance of the Sensorimotor Pathways in Dysphagia Management following Tracheostomy

Aerodigestive Health: Fall 2018 International Issue
- Impacting Patient Care and Ethical Considerations
- Understanding the Management of Patients Undergoing Prolonged Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
- Tracheostomy Tube Cuff: Purpose and Practice through Team Management
- Management of Complications Following SCI and the Role of SLPs on a Multidisciplinary Team
- High Flow Oxygen Therapy and the PMV®
- Articles Representing International Research on Tracheostomy, Mechanical Ventilation and Passy Muir® Valves

Aerodigestive Health: Fall 2017 Pediatric Issue

Talk-Muir: 2021 Mechanical Ventilation Issue


Talk-Muir: 2016 Mechanical Ventilation Issue
- Physician’s Corner
- Evidence Based Support for Using a PMV In-line with Mechanical Ventilation
- Effects of PMV In-line with Mechanical Ventilation on Communication and Swallowing
- Speaking Valve Use During Mechanical
Ventilation: More than Just for Communication and Swallowing - Clinical Hot Topic: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
- Current Research Related to Mechanical Ventilation and Speaking Valve Use
