Hey everyone. I have a question. When you have a patient that has a cuffed trach, are you supposed to deflate the cuff before removing the inner cannula or not, and what is the purpose of it? Trach's still confuse me and scare me little bit..... I see everyone doing things different ways in the hospital and want to now what is the right way? Do the cuffs just help prevent aspiration? Sorry... If anyone has any websites or anything with good information on trachs, it would be wonderful! Thanks in advance!