Patient Testimonials
“I can breathe. I can talk. I feel good. And I’m here, talking, and for a while there I really thought I would never talk again.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
— Shirley S., adult patient
“The Shikani HMEs are so much better for this kid’s lungs because they’re actually providing the humidity that they are supposed to provide.”
— Jenny M., mother of pediatric patient
“There have been times when I’ve had this valve on that I’d forgotten I had it on…it’s really sort of given me my life back.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
— Sloane M., adult patient
“The Shikani speaking valve is the best! It allows free breathing when not talking and is unlike the PMV. It has a small ball that lays in the back so it's like you’re not wearing a speaking valve at all. Where I work we tried it on a 14 month old because she couldn't tolerate the PMV and she loves it and her sats are normal with the Shikani valve. It's a miracle valve.”
— Clinician
“Up until this point, I had been very depressed about having the trach because it had been so difficult to breathe…I can honestly say I don’t know where I’d be without the Shikani Speaking Valve because it literally gave me back my life.”
— Daniel R., adult patient
“I’ve been told that I speak more clearly, and it seems like I don’t have to breathe as hard or as much…[and] it’s a lot smaller.”
— Gerald L., geriatric patient
“I used this valve for a 17 month old girl with a tracheostomy who was unable to tolerate other valves for any length of time. The Shikani Speaking Valve allowed her the ability to breathe more freely without the ‘panicked’ look on her face that she would get from other valves.”
— Clinician
“Peyton had a great experience with the Shikani Speaking Valve, and I recommend it to other parents whose children are struggling using other valves.”
— Mrs. Smith, mother to pediatric patient