| Because any air that comes in through the upper airway when a patient has a tracheostomy is not humidified, it is important to humidify the air that would normally be humidified. The temperature is set on the humidifier to 37 degrees C (98.6 F), and will deliver a temperature between 36.5 and 37.5 degrees Centigrade (97.7 – 99.5 F) at the site of the tracheostomy. | | | | |
