Usage:

• Sit up straight or stand.
• Hold the spirometer upright.
• Seal your lips tightly around the mouthpiece.
• Inhale slowly and deeply, causing ball to rise.
• Hold your breath for a few seconds to keep the indicator at the highest point.
• Exhale slowly and allow the ball to return to the baseline.

Benefits:

• Improves Lung Function: Encourages deep breathing to expand the lungs.
• Prevents Complications: Helps prevent pneumonia and atelectasis (collapse of part of the lung) by keeping the airways open.
• Promotes Oxygenation: Ensures that more oxygen reaches the alveoli, enhancing oxygen exchange.

Indications for Use:

• Postoperative patients, especially those who have undergone abdominal or thoracic surgery.
• Individuals with chronic respiratory conditions.
• Patients recovering from prolonged immobility.

Tips for Effective Use:

• Use the spirometer regularly as directed by a healthcare provider.
• Aim to reach and maintain the target volume set by your provider.
• Combine spirometer use with other respiratory exercises, if recommended.

Spirometery used to diagnose asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other conditions that affect breathing. Spirometry may also be used periodically to monitor your lung condition and check whether a treatment for a chronic lung condition is helping you breathe better.