Hi,
My name is Louis Plante, I am from Québec, Canada, I'm CF 30 year Old Patient, I'm the one that invented the Frequencer. I read what questions you have raised and I'm more than willing to answer them.
First of all, the Frequencer has been introduced to the USA not more than 3 months ago. so, it's firly new on the market.
By the way
ej0820 wrote : <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>I myself have not tried the frequencer. I haven't had the opportunity. However, at my last doc appointment, I inquired about it out of sheer curiousity and the nurse I asked about it told me she's heard nothing but bad things about it. She said she's spoken to many patients that said it didn't do a whole lot for them. I still want to try one, but after what she's heard about it, it doesn't seem like it's worth the money. Hope my input helped. </end quote></div>
I know that Dymedso have concentrate in the california region. What is the clinic you spoke of??? 'cause to this day only a handfull of american had the opportunity to try it and the result were good...
I had the idea in 2002... a long time of developing, engeneering and paper work for somebody waiting for a transplant. (I had my transplant on november 2006)... feels great
Second, since you ask about the specs...
Here are the true specs of the Frequencer :
<b><UL>There is No ultrasound involve in the treatment.</UL>
<UL>There is no gel or anything like that to put on the skin.</UL>
<UL>You don't have to be on bare skin to do the treatment.</UL>
<UL>There are no RF or Electro Magnetic Field generated by the apparetus that is purpously directed to the thorax. </UL>
<UL>The only EMF or RF component would come from the power supply just like a normal apparetus that is using an external power supply. It's perfectly safe to use it... UL accreditation and FDA and Health Canada approoved.</UL>
<UL>The Frequencer generates a low hum. Much like a cat's purr. </UL>
<UL>It's not ultrasound. It's more like Bass music in a dance club. </UL>
<UL>The sound presure level (dBA ) of the Frequencer during a normal treatment is not dangerous to the human ear. In fact you could do over 48h of continuous treatment without causing damages to your ears. It's perfectly safe. The study at the FDA, UL and Health Canada sustain these facts.</UL>
<UL>While the treatment is going on somebody can hold a conversation while being beside the apparetus, you don't have to scream out. It's quiet. You can listen to the TV... To give an idea : it's less noisy than a oxygen concentrator or a nebulisator... </UL>
<UL>One of the key point of the Frequencer is that you can realy target
area of the lungs that cause more problems. </UL>
<UL>Dymedso has only a Rep in the USA (in california) that is covering the states it is possible for the patients who want to give it a try to contact Dymedso via their
Web site <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.dymedso.com">www.dymedso.com</a>
or E-Mail <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="mailto:info@dymedso.com">info@dymedso.com</a>.
Dymedso cannot sell directly to the patient, they have to go through your clinic. With the clinic Dymedso can arrange some trial period. Even better: I know that Stanford University has started clinical trials using the Frequencer on CF patients longer than a few treatment.</UL></b>
I have used the Frequencer ~3.5 years before my transplant (in november 2006) and it got me healthy to my transplant.
Since the device is a first to use this technology on the market, I suggest you try it for at least a week. Even if the treatment is very intuitive, you'll be able to be get use to it and optain the maximum benifit out of it.
Dymedso is currently checking with health insurance in the US to have it covered so that patient that need it won't pay a dime for it. So I suggess that you try it with your clinic have your doc / nurse to call Dymedso, there is a Toll free number. They can arrange to have a Frequencer at your clinic, so you can try it.
The more mucus you have the more cleaning potential there is. If your FEV1 is over 90% ... well it might not do a lot... if you're in the 50% and lower you might benifit from it a lot. Also some Antibiotic "dry out" our lungs, I've noticed that when I got infection treated with linezolide - Zyvoxam - and other intraveinous antibiotic my mucus level dropped down in a matter of few days, in that time the Frequencer was less effective. But a few days after the antibiotherapy and I was back expectorating 30-40 cc of mucus within 15 minutes. That was how much it worked for me. I was doing it 2-3 times a day. The result may vary depending on your condition.
It won't hurt to try it that is for sure.
For me it realy worked well, that's why I've pushed the Frequencer since its creation. It helped me and seems to help other pulomnary problems also (the Frequencer is undergoing other clinical trials at the moment and the result are not published yet). I've never used any Vest because these device are not approoved by our gouvernement agency in Canada.
With my transplant I had a lot of Stenosis, mucus got stock behind the stenosis and it was difficult to cleared up. Since the Scar, the Sternum and the whole rib cage is VERY fragile after the surgery, direct clapping to the front of the chest is out of the question OUCH!!, I, myself, decided to used my Frequencer a couple of time to clear up my new lungs.
To my suprise, it worked wonderfully, and I was amazed with the results I didn't expect a lot but a lot of mucus got cleared in a matter of about few minutes...
If you use the Frequencer well and pinpoint the right Frequency (you feel the mucus vibrate inside the lungs) the more you get closer to that Frequency the less effort it takes to get the sticky stuff out.
Before my transplant : sometimes... NOT ALWAYS... Sometimes at the beginig of my treatment, I got very little cought.. like U..HUM.. And a great deal of mucus got out. Than I could feel the air getting in specific place in the lungs... That is an amazing feeling. I know that some CF patients have experience that "clearance level" while using the Frequencer.
If you have any questions let me know I'll be glad to answer it.
Louis
My name is Louis Plante, I am from Québec, Canada, I'm CF 30 year Old Patient, I'm the one that invented the Frequencer. I read what questions you have raised and I'm more than willing to answer them.
First of all, the Frequencer has been introduced to the USA not more than 3 months ago. so, it's firly new on the market.
By the way
ej0820 wrote : <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>I myself have not tried the frequencer. I haven't had the opportunity. However, at my last doc appointment, I inquired about it out of sheer curiousity and the nurse I asked about it told me she's heard nothing but bad things about it. She said she's spoken to many patients that said it didn't do a whole lot for them. I still want to try one, but after what she's heard about it, it doesn't seem like it's worth the money. Hope my input helped. </end quote></div>
I know that Dymedso have concentrate in the california region. What is the clinic you spoke of??? 'cause to this day only a handfull of american had the opportunity to try it and the result were good...
I had the idea in 2002... a long time of developing, engeneering and paper work for somebody waiting for a transplant. (I had my transplant on november 2006)... feels great
Second, since you ask about the specs...
Here are the true specs of the Frequencer :
<b><UL>There is No ultrasound involve in the treatment.</UL>
<UL>There is no gel or anything like that to put on the skin.</UL>
<UL>You don't have to be on bare skin to do the treatment.</UL>
<UL>There are no RF or Electro Magnetic Field generated by the apparetus that is purpously directed to the thorax. </UL>
<UL>The only EMF or RF component would come from the power supply just like a normal apparetus that is using an external power supply. It's perfectly safe to use it... UL accreditation and FDA and Health Canada approoved.</UL>
<UL>The Frequencer generates a low hum. Much like a cat's purr. </UL>
<UL>It's not ultrasound. It's more like Bass music in a dance club. </UL>
<UL>The sound presure level (dBA ) of the Frequencer during a normal treatment is not dangerous to the human ear. In fact you could do over 48h of continuous treatment without causing damages to your ears. It's perfectly safe. The study at the FDA, UL and Health Canada sustain these facts.</UL>
<UL>While the treatment is going on somebody can hold a conversation while being beside the apparetus, you don't have to scream out. It's quiet. You can listen to the TV... To give an idea : it's less noisy than a oxygen concentrator or a nebulisator... </UL>
<UL>One of the key point of the Frequencer is that you can realy target
area of the lungs that cause more problems. </UL>
<UL>Dymedso has only a Rep in the USA (in california) that is covering the states it is possible for the patients who want to give it a try to contact Dymedso via their
Web site <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.dymedso.com">www.dymedso.com</a>
or E-Mail <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="mailto:info@dymedso.com">info@dymedso.com</a>.
Dymedso cannot sell directly to the patient, they have to go through your clinic. With the clinic Dymedso can arrange some trial period. Even better: I know that Stanford University has started clinical trials using the Frequencer on CF patients longer than a few treatment.</UL></b>
I have used the Frequencer ~3.5 years before my transplant (in november 2006) and it got me healthy to my transplant.
Since the device is a first to use this technology on the market, I suggest you try it for at least a week. Even if the treatment is very intuitive, you'll be able to be get use to it and optain the maximum benifit out of it.
Dymedso is currently checking with health insurance in the US to have it covered so that patient that need it won't pay a dime for it. So I suggess that you try it with your clinic have your doc / nurse to call Dymedso, there is a Toll free number. They can arrange to have a Frequencer at your clinic, so you can try it.
The more mucus you have the more cleaning potential there is. If your FEV1 is over 90% ... well it might not do a lot... if you're in the 50% and lower you might benifit from it a lot. Also some Antibiotic "dry out" our lungs, I've noticed that when I got infection treated with linezolide - Zyvoxam - and other intraveinous antibiotic my mucus level dropped down in a matter of few days, in that time the Frequencer was less effective. But a few days after the antibiotherapy and I was back expectorating 30-40 cc of mucus within 15 minutes. That was how much it worked for me. I was doing it 2-3 times a day. The result may vary depending on your condition.
It won't hurt to try it that is for sure.
For me it realy worked well, that's why I've pushed the Frequencer since its creation. It helped me and seems to help other pulomnary problems also (the Frequencer is undergoing other clinical trials at the moment and the result are not published yet). I've never used any Vest because these device are not approoved by our gouvernement agency in Canada.
With my transplant I had a lot of Stenosis, mucus got stock behind the stenosis and it was difficult to cleared up. Since the Scar, the Sternum and the whole rib cage is VERY fragile after the surgery, direct clapping to the front of the chest is out of the question OUCH!!, I, myself, decided to used my Frequencer a couple of time to clear up my new lungs.
To my suprise, it worked wonderfully, and I was amazed with the results I didn't expect a lot but a lot of mucus got cleared in a matter of about few minutes...
If you use the Frequencer well and pinpoint the right Frequency (you feel the mucus vibrate inside the lungs) the more you get closer to that Frequency the less effort it takes to get the sticky stuff out.
Before my transplant : sometimes... NOT ALWAYS... Sometimes at the beginig of my treatment, I got very little cought.. like U..HUM.. And a great deal of mucus got out. Than I could feel the air getting in specific place in the lungs... That is an amazing feeling. I know that some CF patients have experience that "clearance level" while using the Frequencer.
If you have any questions let me know I'll be glad to answer it.
Louis