I use a peak flow meter. It definitely helps me to guage when somethings going on. It also helps me to bring stuff up. I also have a different device i got from when my mom had her surgery. They gave her this thing where she had to take a breathe in and keep it between these two markers. It is to help strengthen the lungs after a surgery. I asked the nurse if i could have one and explained i had cf and she snuck one out to me. It also helps me to cough stuff up . I always wondered why our doctors dont give us these and have us use these on a regular basis. They seem to be of help in keeping the lungs open and flexible.
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How much to spirometers cost?
- Thread starter Mockingbird
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I use a peak flow meter. It definitely helps me to guage when somethings going on. It also helps me to bring stuff up. I also have a different device i got from when my mom had her surgery. They gave her this thing where she had to take a breathe in and keep it between these two markers. It is to help strengthen the lungs after a surgery. I asked the nurse if i could have one and explained i had cf and she snuck one out to me. It also helps me to cough stuff up . I always wondered why our doctors dont give us these and have us use these on a regular basis. They seem to be of help in keeping the lungs open and flexible.
I use a peak flow meter. It definitely helps me to guage when somethings going on. It also helps me to bring stuff up. I also have a different device i got from when my mom had her surgery. They gave her this thing where she had to take a breathe in and keep it between these two markers. It is to help strengthen the lungs after a surgery. I asked the nurse if i could have one and explained i had cf and she snuck one out to me. It also helps me to cough stuff up . I always wondered why our doctors dont give us these and have us use these on a regular basis. They seem to be of help in keeping the lungs open and flexible.
I use a peak flow meter. It definitely helps me to guage when somethings going on. It also helps me to bring stuff up. I also have a different device i got from when my mom had her surgery. They gave her this thing where she had to take a breathe in and keep it between these two markers. It is to help strengthen the lungs after a surgery. I asked the nurse if i could have one and explained i had cf and she snuck one out to me. It also helps me to cough stuff up . I always wondered why our doctors dont give us these and have us use these on a regular basis. They seem to be of help in keeping the lungs open and flexible.
I use a peak flow meter. It definitely helps me to guage when somethings going on. It also helps me to bring stuff up. I also have a different device i got from when my mom had her surgery. They gave her this thing where she had to take a breathe in and keep it between these two markers. It is to help strengthen the lungs after a surgery. I asked the nurse if i could have one and explained i had cf and she snuck one out to me. It also helps me to cough stuff up . I always wondered why our doctors dont give us these and have us use these on a regular basis. They seem to be of help in keeping the lungs open and flexible.
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65rosessamurai
Guest
I'm sure with what they use for flow sensors is still quite high, and the circuitry and programming involved for those "high end" spirometers Mockingbird was mentioning is still quite high in cost and manufacturing. For one thing, the calculations and calibrations necessary to get the most accurate of data requires a lot of parameters. Though the typical entry is a person's age, weight, height and gender, a lot of calculations go into that.
For more simple spirometers, hopefully they may go down in price with the type of systems they use for flow measurement, and with the technology of microprocessors, but if it's anything like how much an eFlow costs, unless a doctor can get support from the insurance companies to allow them as prescription and have the insurance companies cover a portion, I doubt the price will still be within a range that someone can have their own.
Theres only hoping...
For more simple spirometers, hopefully they may go down in price with the type of systems they use for flow measurement, and with the technology of microprocessors, but if it's anything like how much an eFlow costs, unless a doctor can get support from the insurance companies to allow them as prescription and have the insurance companies cover a portion, I doubt the price will still be within a range that someone can have their own.
Theres only hoping...
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65rosessamurai
Guest
I'm sure with what they use for flow sensors is still quite high, and the circuitry and programming involved for those "high end" spirometers Mockingbird was mentioning is still quite high in cost and manufacturing. For one thing, the calculations and calibrations necessary to get the most accurate of data requires a lot of parameters. Though the typical entry is a person's age, weight, height and gender, a lot of calculations go into that.
For more simple spirometers, hopefully they may go down in price with the type of systems they use for flow measurement, and with the technology of microprocessors, but if it's anything like how much an eFlow costs, unless a doctor can get support from the insurance companies to allow them as prescription and have the insurance companies cover a portion, I doubt the price will still be within a range that someone can have their own.
Theres only hoping...
For more simple spirometers, hopefully they may go down in price with the type of systems they use for flow measurement, and with the technology of microprocessors, but if it's anything like how much an eFlow costs, unless a doctor can get support from the insurance companies to allow them as prescription and have the insurance companies cover a portion, I doubt the price will still be within a range that someone can have their own.
Theres only hoping...
6
65rosessamurai
Guest
I'm sure with what they use for flow sensors is still quite high, and the circuitry and programming involved for those "high end" spirometers Mockingbird was mentioning is still quite high in cost and manufacturing. For one thing, the calculations and calibrations necessary to get the most accurate of data requires a lot of parameters. Though the typical entry is a person's age, weight, height and gender, a lot of calculations go into that.
For more simple spirometers, hopefully they may go down in price with the type of systems they use for flow measurement, and with the technology of microprocessors, but if it's anything like how much an eFlow costs, unless a doctor can get support from the insurance companies to allow them as prescription and have the insurance companies cover a portion, I doubt the price will still be within a range that someone can have their own.
Theres only hoping...
For more simple spirometers, hopefully they may go down in price with the type of systems they use for flow measurement, and with the technology of microprocessors, but if it's anything like how much an eFlow costs, unless a doctor can get support from the insurance companies to allow them as prescription and have the insurance companies cover a portion, I doubt the price will still be within a range that someone can have their own.
Theres only hoping...
6
65rosessamurai
Guest
I'm sure with what they use for flow sensors is still quite high, and the circuitry and programming involved for those "high end" spirometers Mockingbird was mentioning is still quite high in cost and manufacturing. For one thing, the calculations and calibrations necessary to get the most accurate of data requires a lot of parameters. Though the typical entry is a person's age, weight, height and gender, a lot of calculations go into that.
For more simple spirometers, hopefully they may go down in price with the type of systems they use for flow measurement, and with the technology of microprocessors, but if it's anything like how much an eFlow costs, unless a doctor can get support from the insurance companies to allow them as prescription and have the insurance companies cover a portion, I doubt the price will still be within a range that someone can have their own.
Theres only hoping...
For more simple spirometers, hopefully they may go down in price with the type of systems they use for flow measurement, and with the technology of microprocessors, but if it's anything like how much an eFlow costs, unless a doctor can get support from the insurance companies to allow them as prescription and have the insurance companies cover a portion, I doubt the price will still be within a range that someone can have their own.
Theres only hoping...
6
65rosessamurai
Guest
I'm sure with what they use for flow sensors is still quite high, and the circuitry and programming involved for those "high end" spirometers Mockingbird was mentioning is still quite high in cost and manufacturing. For one thing, the calculations and calibrations necessary to get the most accurate of data requires a lot of parameters. Though the typical entry is a person's age, weight, height and gender, a lot of calculations go into that.
For more simple spirometers, hopefully they may go down in price with the type of systems they use for flow measurement, and with the technology of microprocessors, but if it's anything like how much an eFlow costs, unless a doctor can get support from the insurance companies to allow them as prescription and have the insurance companies cover a portion, I doubt the price will still be within a range that someone can have their own.
Theres only hoping...
For more simple spirometers, hopefully they may go down in price with the type of systems they use for flow measurement, and with the technology of microprocessors, but if it's anything like how much an eFlow costs, unless a doctor can get support from the insurance companies to allow them as prescription and have the insurance companies cover a portion, I doubt the price will still be within a range that someone can have their own.
Theres only hoping...
kayleesgrandma
New member
Diane, we have those at our hospital, we call them "incentive spirometers"--we give them to all surgicals because it helps open up their lungs after surgery! I never thought of "smuggling" one home for Kaylee! She might think it's a game!
Could you guys tell us where you got yours, like BECKY--$40 is something I could afford!
Thanks!
Could you guys tell us where you got yours, like BECKY--$40 is something I could afford!
Thanks!
kayleesgrandma
New member
Diane, we have those at our hospital, we call them "incentive spirometers"--we give them to all surgicals because it helps open up their lungs after surgery! I never thought of "smuggling" one home for Kaylee! She might think it's a game!
Could you guys tell us where you got yours, like BECKY--$40 is something I could afford!
Thanks!
Could you guys tell us where you got yours, like BECKY--$40 is something I could afford!
Thanks!
kayleesgrandma
New member
Diane, we have those at our hospital, we call them "incentive spirometers"--we give them to all surgicals because it helps open up their lungs after surgery! I never thought of "smuggling" one home for Kaylee! She might think it's a game!
Could you guys tell us where you got yours, like BECKY--$40 is something I could afford!
Thanks!
Could you guys tell us where you got yours, like BECKY--$40 is something I could afford!
Thanks!
kayleesgrandma
New member
Diane, we have those at our hospital, we call them "incentive spirometers"--we give them to all surgicals because it helps open up their lungs after surgery! I never thought of "smuggling" one home for Kaylee! She might think it's a game!
Could you guys tell us where you got yours, like BECKY--$40 is something I could afford!
Thanks!
Could you guys tell us where you got yours, like BECKY--$40 is something I could afford!
Thanks!
kayleesgrandma
New member
Diane, we have those at our hospital, we call them "incentive spirometers"--we give them to all surgicals because it helps open up their lungs after surgery! I never thought of "smuggling" one home for Kaylee! She might think it's a game!
Could you guys tell us where you got yours, like BECKY--$40 is something I could afford!
Thanks!
Could you guys tell us where you got yours, like BECKY--$40 is something I could afford!
Thanks!
I'd love to be able to gage on my own where I am before going into clinic (I get extremely anxious with PFTs), however, am I the ONLY one on here who's clinic does not believe in, nor prescribe peak flow meters???
It seems everyone uses them and clinics use them, but the clinic in SLC (when I asked a year ago if I could get one) said they're extremely unreliable and the asthma clinic won't even use them cause they're not accurate and you can blow over and over in a row and get completely different numbers... My clinic RT nurse said she even tried it once and blew the same way each time and came up with extreme highs and lows, which shows its not very reliable as a test and can give false highs and/or lows. She also said it does not correlate at all to FEV1s on their machines... I personally don't care about that, cause at least you could keep track of your OWN baseline, etc. using the peak flow numbers, but apparently not if you can blow completely different numbers every single time.. none coming close to the last ones.
Apparently I'm the only one who's been told this? ANYONE else been told NOT to rely on peak flows at home???
It seems everyone uses them and clinics use them, but the clinic in SLC (when I asked a year ago if I could get one) said they're extremely unreliable and the asthma clinic won't even use them cause they're not accurate and you can blow over and over in a row and get completely different numbers... My clinic RT nurse said she even tried it once and blew the same way each time and came up with extreme highs and lows, which shows its not very reliable as a test and can give false highs and/or lows. She also said it does not correlate at all to FEV1s on their machines... I personally don't care about that, cause at least you could keep track of your OWN baseline, etc. using the peak flow numbers, but apparently not if you can blow completely different numbers every single time.. none coming close to the last ones.
Apparently I'm the only one who's been told this? ANYONE else been told NOT to rely on peak flows at home???
I'd love to be able to gage on my own where I am before going into clinic (I get extremely anxious with PFTs), however, am I the ONLY one on here who's clinic does not believe in, nor prescribe peak flow meters???
It seems everyone uses them and clinics use them, but the clinic in SLC (when I asked a year ago if I could get one) said they're extremely unreliable and the asthma clinic won't even use them cause they're not accurate and you can blow over and over in a row and get completely different numbers... My clinic RT nurse said she even tried it once and blew the same way each time and came up with extreme highs and lows, which shows its not very reliable as a test and can give false highs and/or lows. She also said it does not correlate at all to FEV1s on their machines... I personally don't care about that, cause at least you could keep track of your OWN baseline, etc. using the peak flow numbers, but apparently not if you can blow completely different numbers every single time.. none coming close to the last ones.
Apparently I'm the only one who's been told this? ANYONE else been told NOT to rely on peak flows at home???
It seems everyone uses them and clinics use them, but the clinic in SLC (when I asked a year ago if I could get one) said they're extremely unreliable and the asthma clinic won't even use them cause they're not accurate and you can blow over and over in a row and get completely different numbers... My clinic RT nurse said she even tried it once and blew the same way each time and came up with extreme highs and lows, which shows its not very reliable as a test and can give false highs and/or lows. She also said it does not correlate at all to FEV1s on their machines... I personally don't care about that, cause at least you could keep track of your OWN baseline, etc. using the peak flow numbers, but apparently not if you can blow completely different numbers every single time.. none coming close to the last ones.
Apparently I'm the only one who's been told this? ANYONE else been told NOT to rely on peak flows at home???
I'd love to be able to gage on my own where I am before going into clinic (I get extremely anxious with PFTs), however, am I the ONLY one on here who's clinic does not believe in, nor prescribe peak flow meters???
It seems everyone uses them and clinics use them, but the clinic in SLC (when I asked a year ago if I could get one) said they're extremely unreliable and the asthma clinic won't even use them cause they're not accurate and you can blow over and over in a row and get completely different numbers... My clinic RT nurse said she even tried it once and blew the same way each time and came up with extreme highs and lows, which shows its not very reliable as a test and can give false highs and/or lows. She also said it does not correlate at all to FEV1s on their machines... I personally don't care about that, cause at least you could keep track of your OWN baseline, etc. using the peak flow numbers, but apparently not if you can blow completely different numbers every single time.. none coming close to the last ones.
Apparently I'm the only one who's been told this? ANYONE else been told NOT to rely on peak flows at home???
It seems everyone uses them and clinics use them, but the clinic in SLC (when I asked a year ago if I could get one) said they're extremely unreliable and the asthma clinic won't even use them cause they're not accurate and you can blow over and over in a row and get completely different numbers... My clinic RT nurse said she even tried it once and blew the same way each time and came up with extreme highs and lows, which shows its not very reliable as a test and can give false highs and/or lows. She also said it does not correlate at all to FEV1s on their machines... I personally don't care about that, cause at least you could keep track of your OWN baseline, etc. using the peak flow numbers, but apparently not if you can blow completely different numbers every single time.. none coming close to the last ones.
Apparently I'm the only one who's been told this? ANYONE else been told NOT to rely on peak flows at home???
I'd love to be able to gage on my own where I am before going into clinic (I get extremely anxious with PFTs), however, am I the ONLY one on here who's clinic does not believe in, nor prescribe peak flow meters???
It seems everyone uses them and clinics use them, but the clinic in SLC (when I asked a year ago if I could get one) said they're extremely unreliable and the asthma clinic won't even use them cause they're not accurate and you can blow over and over in a row and get completely different numbers... My clinic RT nurse said she even tried it once and blew the same way each time and came up with extreme highs and lows, which shows its not very reliable as a test and can give false highs and/or lows. She also said it does not correlate at all to FEV1s on their machines... I personally don't care about that, cause at least you could keep track of your OWN baseline, etc. using the peak flow numbers, but apparently not if you can blow completely different numbers every single time.. none coming close to the last ones.
Apparently I'm the only one who's been told this? ANYONE else been told NOT to rely on peak flows at home???
It seems everyone uses them and clinics use them, but the clinic in SLC (when I asked a year ago if I could get one) said they're extremely unreliable and the asthma clinic won't even use them cause they're not accurate and you can blow over and over in a row and get completely different numbers... My clinic RT nurse said she even tried it once and blew the same way each time and came up with extreme highs and lows, which shows its not very reliable as a test and can give false highs and/or lows. She also said it does not correlate at all to FEV1s on their machines... I personally don't care about that, cause at least you could keep track of your OWN baseline, etc. using the peak flow numbers, but apparently not if you can blow completely different numbers every single time.. none coming close to the last ones.
Apparently I'm the only one who's been told this? ANYONE else been told NOT to rely on peak flows at home???
I'd love to be able to gage on my own where I am before going into clinic (I get extremely anxious with PFTs), however, am I the ONLY one on here who's clinic does not believe in, nor prescribe peak flow meters???
It seems everyone uses them and clinics use them, but the clinic in SLC (when I asked a year ago if I could get one) said they're extremely unreliable and the asthma clinic won't even use them cause they're not accurate and you can blow over and over in a row and get completely different numbers... My clinic RT nurse said she even tried it once and blew the same way each time and came up with extreme highs and lows, which shows its not very reliable as a test and can give false highs and/or lows. She also said it does not correlate at all to FEV1s on their machines... I personally don't care about that, cause at least you could keep track of your OWN baseline, etc. using the peak flow numbers, but apparently not if you can blow completely different numbers every single time.. none coming close to the last ones.
Apparently I'm the only one who's been told this? ANYONE else been told NOT to rely on peak flows at home???
It seems everyone uses them and clinics use them, but the clinic in SLC (when I asked a year ago if I could get one) said they're extremely unreliable and the asthma clinic won't even use them cause they're not accurate and you can blow over and over in a row and get completely different numbers... My clinic RT nurse said she even tried it once and blew the same way each time and came up with extreme highs and lows, which shows its not very reliable as a test and can give false highs and/or lows. She also said it does not correlate at all to FEV1s on their machines... I personally don't care about that, cause at least you could keep track of your OWN baseline, etc. using the peak flow numbers, but apparently not if you can blow completely different numbers every single time.. none coming close to the last ones.
Apparently I'm the only one who's been told this? ANYONE else been told NOT to rely on peak flows at home???