RE: Breath Flow Gizmo

["Glen Hoshizaki" <hoshizaki@xxxxxxxxx>]

It doesn't really sound like a peak flow meter. Instead it appears to be a
"Breath Builder":

http://users.cybercity.dk/~dko11505/home.html

http://www.windsongpress.com/breathbuilder.htm

Glen Hoshizaki

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> Of Bobbie Giordano
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 4:08 PM
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Breath Flow Gizmo
>
>
>
> I'm pretty sure Roger's instructor must have been referring to a
> "peak flow meter", often recommended for use by sufferers of asthma,
> COPD [Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease], and the like.
> Therefore, you can usually buy one over-the-counter at your local
> pharmacy.  One I know of is made by Omron and sells for around $25 on
> the Net.  Also, newer ones these days may not have the floating ball
> arrangement, but rather a slider and scale, [some more expensive ones
> are digital, I believe,] that measures your PEFR, or peak expiratory
> flow rate.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Bobbie
>
>
> At 12:30 PM 4/6/2003 -0500, John Thaden wrote:
> >What's the gizmo called and where can I get one? I tried a web
> >search with no success.
> >
> >In a message dated 4/5/03 9:08:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >gonz1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >>... a breathing device that I think is used for measuring
> >>the efficiency of breathing.
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