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Airway Clearance
Used to treat those patients with bronchiectasis, COPD, cystic fibrosis, and other chronic respiratory conditions, airway clearance vests are an easy, portable, and non-invasive way to clear mucus. Utilizing chest wall oscillation, these devices break up mucus secretions in the lungs allowing for an easy expulsion through a person’s natural cough.
Who Can Benefit From Airway Clearance Therapy?
RespriMed offers Airway Clearance Therapy for people with:
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aimed at minimizing the effects of airway obstruction, infection, and inflammation in lung diseases such as bronchiectasis
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Why HFCWO Airway Clearance Therapy?
Early diagnosis and implementation of airway clearance can reduce morbidity and mortality.1 Airway clearance aims to reduce airway damage by halting the vicious cycle of bacteria and subsequent inflammation, reduce the number of pulmonary exacerbations and hospitalizations and improve health related quality of life.
Airway Clearance Therapy is considered the cornerstone of therapy aimed at minimizing the effects of airway obstruction, infection, and inflammation in lung diseases such as bronchiectasis. High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO) is an airway clearance therapy that can help mobilize and loosen secretions in the lungs, which may help reduce exacerbations, hospitalizations, and antibiotic use.
