2. Life today has become easier and safer due to the
scientific advances that we see today. Our lungs are one
of the irreplaceable organs that we have in our bodies.
Today we see that there are many diseases that can
harm our lungs more than any other organ. This is why it
is necessary to have a regular check on our lung
functions. There is one device that can help you check
your lung function easily, this device is the spirometer.
3. Talking about this kind of device does not limit us to just
a single kind of machine. There are many different kinds
of this machine that can help measure your lung
functioning. A few of the devices require the patient to
breathe in controlled environment. But the
Pneumotachometer does not have such requirements.
You can use this device anywhere you want, so it is an
easily portable device.
4. There are times where testing the patient in a controlled
environment is necessary. For such a case the
plethysmograph is the best device. This device is
mounted in a glass chamber, roughly the size of a
telephone booth. The patient is allowed to breathe air
from the device and is supposed to exhale into the
device. This offers the doctors with a very accurate
reading.
5. There is an electronic version uses ultrasonic transducer
and pressured measurements to measure the air flow.
There is not requirement of meshes or moving machine
parts. The entire calculation method is mechanical, so
there are less chances of devices having any wrong
readings. The speed of the airflow is what can help the
measurement.
6. Since measuring lung capacity may not be enough for
many recovering patients, there are devices that can
help patients recover. The Incentive Spirometers are
devices that patients need to blow into and hold the
breath for a few seconds. After which there is a
backflow. This backflow helps pop the alveoli that help
breathing.
7. The power of the lung can be measured best by
measuring the out flow of the lung. The hand held
version, peak flow meter, measures the rate of airflow
through the bronchi. If there is any obstruction in the air
flow then the measurements can tell you that. So the
machine can help detect any kind of blockage in the
lung.
8. One device uses rotating disks to measure the airflow.
The windmill-type or spiropet uses these rotating discs
in a hand held device to measure. Most people need
expert supervision since the device must be held
horizontally to get the right measurements. If the device
is held wrong then the device
9. Similar to the windmill-type is the tilt compensated type
of the device. Here the machine needs to be held
horizontally but at an angle. If the tilt is too much, then
the measurements can go wrong. This is why it is best to
have experts looking over the test process so as to
ensure that there are not problems during the process.
Some spirometer can be used without expert assistance.
So, if you do need to keep a check on your lung capacity
then it is best to buy this device.