How long did it take for some of you to be taken off of intubation, and breathing on your own?

My brother has a TBI to his frontal lobe and his face, he also was in surgery for 14 hours.

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klie_fmCaregiver

May 3, 2021

My husband was intubated for around six weeks.

Redman2 · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-03T13:48:17.712Z

Redman2Caregiver

May 3, 2021

It varies so so much. Age and severity of injury is a big factor. Play music he likes for him. Music is very healing for the brain.