Instruct the patient to slowly inhale to approximately 3/4 of a full breath. Place the FLUTTER® in the mouth with lips closed firmly around the stem. Position the FLUTTER® at the proper angle and perform a 2 to 3 second breath-hold. This allows the inhaled air to be evenly distributed throughout the lungs.
Read moreHow does a flutter valve work?
The Flutter is shaped like a pipe with a steel ball on a cone inside. You must hold the Flutter at the right angle to make it work. Blowing into the mouthpiece makes the steel ball rise and fall. Breathing into the Flutter sends vibrations throughout your lungs that help loosen the trapped mucus .
Read moreDo mucus clearance devices work?
According to the research studies the current devices of respiratory physiotherapy are effective in improving pulmonary function, lung oxygenation, clearing mucus from bronchi and making feasible better compliance of patients in treatment .
Read moreDoes AirPhysio help asthma?
How Does AirPhysio Help Asthma? By using the AirPhysio device to clean the airway and condition the lungs, this will assist in the maintenance of Asthma .
Read moreHow does a cough assist machine work?
How does the cough assist machine work? The cough assist machine includes a mask, mouthpiece or tracheostomy adaptor that is applied to the airway. As your child breathes in, the machine blows air into the lungs slowly. After a short pause, the machine quickly pulls the air out, along with any mucus, much like a cough.
Read moreWhat does a flutter device do?
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
Read moreHow does a flutter mucus clearance device work?
The Flutter device works by the patient exhaling into the device, this causes the ball-bearing inside the casing to vibrate. The vibrations travel back into the lungs, these vibrations loosen the mucus in the airways. Gentle coughing then removes the mucus.
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