An Aerobika is a handheld device you breathe into. Using your Aerobika can help clear secretions (mucus) from your airways, making it easier to breathe . An Aerobika has 4 parts (see Figure 1).23 Ara 2020
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For a patient after 1 year, the use of the Aerobika® device would save $694 in healthcare costs and produce 0.04 more in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in comparison with no positive expiratory pressure (PEP)/OPEP therapy.
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A flutter is a device used by people with respiratory conditions to help loosen secretions (phlegm) in the chest . The device, shaped like a pipe is handheld. The user breathes out through the device which causes a small ball at the opposite end of the pipe to vibrate.
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There are two main ways inhaled medicine is used: with an inhaler and with a nebulizer . Inhalers and nebulizers have the same purpose: to get the medicine into your lungs. Both deliver the same type of medicine, and they work equally well when you use them the way you should.
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The Lung Flute for COPD Treatment The flute-shaped Lung Flute is a hand-held device that helps reduce thin mucus so that people can get rid of it more easily. Here’s how it works: You blow into the tube, which holds a thin reed that flutters when you exhale.
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The flutter is a simple and small device shaped like a pipe that creates a positive expiratory pressure (PEP) and high frequency oscillation when the expired air passes through it. These vibrations are thought to mobilise airway secretions facilitating their clearance and improving breathing .16 Nis 2013
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CONCLUSIONS: The use of a flutter valve for 30 min/d for at least 4 weeks is enough to change physical properties and improve mucus transport by coughing and can contribute to the reduction of the total number of inflammatory cells of the respiratory secretions of subjects with bronchiectasis.
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