TY - JOUR T1 - Complications With Utilization of Positive-Pressure Devices in a Young Man With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy JF - Respiratory Care DO - 10.4187/respcare.03396 SP - respcare.03396 AU - Scott L Gee AU - Gary R Lowe AU - Robert H Warren Y1 - 2014/08/26 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/early/2014/08/26/respcare.03396.abstract N2 - Because of the progressive muscle weakness they experience, patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy frequently utilize positive-pressure devices to maintain adequate bronchial hygiene and ventilation. This case illustrates the course of a 19-y-old male who presented with a perforated right tympanic membrane (TM) following the use of these devices. Perforation of the TM while utilizing positive-pressure devices is a rarely reported event. A challenging aspect in this case was balancing the reduction of pressures and maintaining adequate ventilation while at the same time allowing the TM to heal. ER -