Not being able to breathe properly on your own is known as respiratory failure and is a life-threatening emergency.
If your brain, heart, liver, kidneys, and other organs don’t get … 展开

The length of time you’ll be on a ventilator depends on the reason you need help breathing.
If you need a ventilator during surgery, you’ll typically on… 展开

Your airway includes your:
•nose •mouth •throat (pharynx) •voice box (larynx) •windpipe (trachea) •lung tubes (bronchi) Was this helpful? Oxygen from a ventilator may b… 展开

Being on a ventilator while you’re conscious can be very uncomfortable, especially if you’re on a ventilator that has a breathing tube down your throat. You can’t talk, eat, or move around … 展开