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13 patient evaluations for CoughAssist Mechanical Insufflator-Exsufflator

  • wbear35
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: severe
    Arms: severe
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: severe
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  • wbear35
  • by wbear35
    Oct 26, 2009
dosage: 30 min daily
time on dosage: about 1 year
purpose: Excess saliva
Lung Congestion
Maintain FVC
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  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenA little
  • Excess saliva
  • Moderate
  • Also evaluated for: Lung Congestion
  • Can't tell
  • Also evaluated for: Maintain FVC
Advice/Tips
worth a try
Specific side-effects
sore ribs
Cost
less than $25 monthly

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  • wbear35
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: severe
    Arms: severe
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: severe
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  • wbear35
  • by wbear35
    Oct 26, 2009
dosage: 30minutes as needed
time on dosage: about 4 years
purpose: Slow my ALS progress
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  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceUsually
  • BurdenA little
  • Slow my ALS progress
Advice/Tips
as needed at least 3 times a day
Specific side-effects
Headaches
Cough and blowing nose
Cost
less than $25 monthly

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  • strapples
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: severe
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: severe
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  • strapples
  • by strapples
    Aug 16, 2009
dosage: 0.15hours as needed
time on dosage: about 9 months
purpose: Slow my ALS progress
Excess saliva
Breathing difficulty
Ineffective cough
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  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenNot at all
  • Slow my ALS progress
  • Moderate
  • Also evaluated for: Excess saliva
  • Moderate
  • Also evaluated for: Breathing difficulty
  • Moderate
  • Also evaluated for: Ineffective cough

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  • indyborn
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: none
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  • indyborn
  • by indyborn
    Aug 10, 2009
dosage: 40 min daily
time on dosage: about 7 months
purpose: Other
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  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceSometimes
  • BurdenNot at all
  • Other
Specific side-effects
sore ribs

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