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What is Breath Stacking?

Breath stacking refers to methods to increase the amount of air you get into your lungs; increasing what is technically called the inspiratory capacity. It is one small breath upon another to increase the inspired volume (increase the inflation of the lungs). Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons gone to & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons gone to # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 8 2
Slow my ALS progress 6 1
disease-related symptoms 3 1
General health 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
4 100%

Schedules

  3puff(s) as needed daily 5 min monthly 2 daily 3 daily 3 other daily 5 other daily 9 min daily 10 daily 40 min daily
  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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Breath Stacking (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
2 67% Other: 67%
Course of treatment ended
1 33% Course of treatment ended: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped going to Breath Stacking

Currently Going to Breath Stacking

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

Stopped Going to Breath Stacking

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
2 50%
Sometimes
2 50%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 25%
Somewhat
1 25%
A little
1 25%
Not at all
1 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 75%

Report created on November 22, 2009.