From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 53 minutes, implying an average day-over-day increase of 1.8 minutes. The shortest day of the month is February 1 with 10:34 hours of daylight; the longest day is February 29 with 11:27 hours of daylight.
A tracheostomy is a surgically made hole that goes through the front of your neck into your trachea, or windpipe. A breathing tube, called a trach tube, is placed through the hole and directly into your windpipe to help you breathe. A tracheostomy may be used to help people who need to be on ventilators for more than a couple of weeks or who have conditions that block the upper airways.
Trachea Tests. 1  Flexible bronchoscopy: An endoscope (flexible tube with a lighted camera on its end) is passed through the nose or mouth into the trachea. 2  Using bronchoscopy, a doctor can examine the trachea and its branches. 3  Rigid bronchoscopy: A rigid metal tube is introduced through the mouth into the trachea. A procedure called bronchoscopy is usually needed to remove a foreign body from the trachea. 2  Tracheal cancer: Cancer of the trachea is quite rare. 3  Symptoms can include coughing or difficulty breathing. 4  Tracheomalacia: The trachea is soft and floppy rather than rigid, usually due to a birth defect.