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11 patient evaluations for BiPAP Humidifier

  • cwilkins39
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    ALS: 5 yrs
    Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: severe
    Chest: mild
    Legs: severe
  • cwilkins39
  • by cwilkins39
    current dosage:
    5 hr daily
    time on dosage:
    about 9 months
    purpose:
    Breathing difficulty
  • 4be20ba77d4fb614c1e0a8e97f5db56cad91536b
Breathing difficulty Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Mar 16, 2009 Major None Always Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
Mar 16, 2009 GREAT FOR MY BREATHING. monthly
  • Icon_thumb_on 1 helpful mark
  • amma
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    ALS: 4 yrs
    Bi-Pap
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: mild
  • by amma
    current dosage:
    23 hr daily
    time on dosage:
    about 5 months
    purpose:
    Breathing difficulty,
    Fatigue,
    General health
  • 190a669c17cfadbddae16c290eaaf8c067d9d34a
Fasciculations Efficacy Breathing difficulty Efficacy Fatigue Efficacy General health Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Aug 25, 2008 Can't tell None Always A little
Mar 10, 2009 Major Major Major None Always A little
Advice/Tips Cost
Mar 10, 2009 Get a battery so you can take it with you easily monthly
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  • weasel
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 1 star
    ALS: 4 yrs
    Bi-Pap Feeding tube
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
  • by weasel
    current dosage:
    8 hr daily
    time on dosage:
    about 2 years
    purpose:
    Breathing difficulty
  • 448994a6c6a0d8b6def413e3a9049593e9896cdd
Breathing difficulty Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Dec 09, 2008 Moderate Moderate Usually A little
  • Gas and Bloating
  • dry mouth/throat
Advice/Tips Cost
Dec 09, 2008 for me it has ben worth geting used to it. when i use it i have more energy it sure beets sleaping all day and night < $25 monthly
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  • Skinner
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    ALS: 2 yrs
    Bi-Pap Wheelchair
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: severe
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: severe
  • Skinner
  • by Skinner
    current dosage:
    7 hr daily
    time on dosage:
    about 4 months
    purpose:
    Breathing difficulty
  • 8cdbe1350452121eff35b70d632f750e548a63e4
Breathing difficulty Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Sep 24, 2008 Major None Always Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
Sep 24, 2008 Don't avoid it, embrace it. It helps greatly. $50-99 monthly
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