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Then there was the time my mom raised the subject of tracheotomies when we heard sustained coughing at a nearby table.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022

The actor's appearance comes after he had two tracheotomies as a result of throat cancer.

From BBC • May 12, 2022

“I had so many respiratory things going on — two tracheotomies by the time I was 1,” said Good, 75.

From Fox News • Aug. 9, 2019

He underwent three tracheotomies, and his emphysema grew so severe that at one point he needed oxygen onstage to perform.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2016

In fifty consecutive tracheotomies from 1872 to 1874 I did not see one recovery.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various