A deep cough is less tiring and more effective in clearing mucus out of the lungs. Avoid a hacking cough or merely clearing the throat. Use your stomach muscles to forcefully expel the air. Make sure you are comfortable and your chest and shoulders are relaxed. You can do this many times during the day in any place or position.
The medication helps open the airways to make the technique more effective.ĭeep breathing is a simple technique to expand your lungs and help clear your phlegm.
The device may be used after taking a short-acting inhaled bronchodilator medication (as prescribed by your doctor). The Acapella Choice® airway clearance device is used to help remove mucus from the airways. However, rather than being shaped like a pipe, they are shaped like a cone. What are acapella devices? Acapella devices are similar to flutter valves in that they create PEP and vibrations when you exhale into them. The Acapella blue device may be optimal for weaker patients who are able to generate expiratory pressures of 8–10 cm H2O at flows of only 12 L/min. This will make it easierĪcapella green seems to be the best device when patients are able to sustain a minimal expiratory pressure of 11 cm H2O with a flow of 30 L/min for at least 3 s. Device for someone who is using a flutter valve for the first time you may want to make sure that the resistance dial is set counterclockwise to the lowest frequency setting.
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