Aerobika OPEP Therapy Device Features
- Pulses of resistance from the Aerobika OPEP device open the airways while thinning and loosening the mucus
- The frequency range of the oscillations corresponds to the natural process of the cilia, helping move mucus to the larger airways of the lungs where it can then be coughed out
- Supports hospital COPD management protocols to avoid costly readmissions and increased length of stay from acute exacerbations of COPD
- Adjustable resistance allows the OPEP Therapy Device to accommodate the lung capacity of most patients
- Resistance is not position-dependent, so the device can be held in the most comfortable position, leading to improved compliance
- Easy to use, dishwasher safe
- Use of Aerobika OPEP improves the ability of a patient to bring up mucus, decreases breathlessness and cough frequency, and increases exercise tolerance, resulting in an enhanced quality of life
- Aerobika OPEP is helpful for people who have chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, COPD, and cystic fibrosis and often produce an excessive amount of mucus.
Why choose Monaghan Aerobika Nebulizer?
- Improves gas distribution to previously unventilated areas and lowers air trapping
- Aids in lung hygiene and helps prevent infection
- 5 resistance settings adjust to each patient's capacity
- Little interruption to daily living
- Shorter treatment times than traditional chest physiotherapy
- Flow range is = 10 L/min to 30 L/min
- Low resistance valve allows inhalation and exhalation without removing it from the mouth
- Standard 22 mm fitting accommodates small-volume nebulizers, including the AeroEclipse Breath Actuated Nebulizer (BAN)
Aerobika OPEP Parts Description:
What to Buy With Monaghan OPEP Therapy System
How to use Aerobika?
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1. Examine device.
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2. Choose any orientation.
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3. Insert mouthpiece.
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4. Inhale deeply and hold breath for 2 to 3 seconds.
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5. Exhale for 3 to 4 times longer than the inspiratory breath.
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6. Continue for 10 to 20 breaths or as instructed by your health care provider. Perform 2 to 3 Huff coughs to clear airway.
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7. Repeat steps 3 to 6 for 10 to 20 minutes or as prescribed.
How to clean Aerobika OPEP?
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1. Press tabs to release.
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2. Remove valve cartridge and mouthpiece.
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3. Soak 15 minutes in soapy water, agitate gently and rinse.
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4. Shake out water and dry vertically or place in dishwasher in basket on top rack after performing cleaning instructions 1 and 2.
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5. Reassemble device.
How Aerobika OPEP Device Works?
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When exhaling through the device, the user will feel very quick pulses which helps keep the airway open. These pulses help shake the excess mucus loose, pushing it out of the smaller airways; it can then be coughed out. Depending on your comfort level the degree of resistance can be changed. There is a valve inside the Aerobika OPEP device that switches quickly between higher and lower resistance creating positive pressure inside the airways. If a user had nebulizer treatments before, healthcare professionals may opt to combine them with OPEP therapy to reduce therapy time and make it easier for users to to follow their treatment program.
What Is An Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure Therapy System?
An Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure Therapy System, or OPEP device, is designed to aid in the loosening and removal of mucus buildup in the lungs. User may need OPEP treatments if have a lung disease such as cystic fibrosis or COPD where lungs need help keeping up with the amount of mucus produced each day. OPEP therapy is done by inhaling and exhaling through the device several times, then Huff Coughing to remove the loosened mucus.
How OPEP helps in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)?
- Reduced dyspnea
- Increased gas distribution to previously unventilated areas
- Reduced hyperinflation (gas trapping)
Aerobika Contraindications:
Use of the Aerobika OPEP is not recommended for the following conditions:
- Patients unable to tolerate the increased work of breathing (acute exacerbations of asthma or COPD, neuromuscular weakness)
- Intracranial pressure (ICP) > 20 mm Hg
- Hemodynamic instability (blood pressure instability)
- Recent facial, oral, or skull surgery or trauma
- Acute sinusitis
- Epistaxis (bleeding nose)
- Esophageal surgery
- Nausea
- Active hemoptysis (bleeding from lungs)
- Untreated pneumothorax (untreated collapsed lung)
- Known or suspected tympanic membrane rupture or other middle ear pathology
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