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What is Cough assist vest?

A cough assist vest uses high frequency vibrations to create mini-coughs that dislodge mucus from the bronchial walls, increase mobilization, and move it along toward central airways.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
5 29%
None
12 71%

Most commonly reported side effects

Pain in rib
2 67%
Headaches
2 67%
Cough and blowing nose
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Cough assist vest. See all 26 dosages ►

  10minutes as needed 15minutes as needed 1 hr all the time (24/7) 30minutes as needed 5minutes as needed as needed daily hours as needed 0.25 hr daily daily 1 hr daily 1 mcg daily 1 min daily 1 other daily daily 2 other daily 3 other daily daily daily daily 10 min daily 10 other daily 20 min daily 30 min daily 40 min daily 80 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 47 Number of Patients: 47 44 Number of Patients: 44 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
6 55% Did not seem to work: 55%
Other
4 36% Other: 36%
Expense
2 18% Expense: 18%
Course of treatment ended
2 18% Course of treatment ended: 18%
Doctor's advice
1 9% Doctor's advice: 9%
Personal research
1 9% Personal research: 9%
Side effects too severe
1 9% Side effects too severe: 9%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped using Cough assist vest

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Cough assist vest

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
5 29%
Usually
9 53%
Sometimes
3 18%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 6%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
4 24%
Not at all
12 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 6%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 6%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
8 47%

Report created on March 17, 2010.