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vest for airway clearance

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Sep 3 1:04pm | Replies (15)

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I also tried the Afflo vest at least two different occasions in the past two years. First year tried for about 3 months, not every day mind you but at least 2-3 weeks straight one time and it didn’t seem to do much. I then talked to a representative of the company and he told me, “oh you have to use it 3-4 weeks every day before you’ll see any effectiveness”. Does that make any sense!!! If it does, please tell me how and why!! I still have it and use the medium setting as prescribed by my Pulmonologist. I use it occasionally, and do postural drainage while using it and it seems to help a little bit. For me it definitely does not help at all if I’m walking around with it on, I think gravity plays a major role in that aspect of it. Anyway I don’t think it’s worth the price my distributor says they charge Insurance, which I was told is around $10,000.

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Do you mean it didn't help when you used it when you were upright (even just sitting, not walking around)? I've avoided postural drainage because I'm concerned about reflux and my schedule makes it hard to do airway clearance on an empty stomach.