Aerobika How Much Pressure

They claim these are disposable but I will comment more when I receive them, it looks like the one I had but doesn't show the part that connects to the Areobika. Hold off until I see what they look like and I'll comment. There is another part to the one I bought connected to my Aerobika so I am hoping this has it too. If not, I guess I blew $26. They seem hard to find when I searched online.

@picartist Elaborating further. I think I may have just bought the guage, which does me little good without a connector. Monogram Medical makes the connector and I think most medical equipment people, like Vitality Medical, sell them together. I may have wasted money on two gauges, so we'll see. I do note that the one I did buy was with an Aerobika but they are usable on all three bika's I have. Now that I know how hard I should exhale air, I don't think I even need it any longer. I was exhaling extremely hard and it was not necessary.

@picartist I think I may have bought just the meter and they need a connector that connects them to the Aerobika. Best I can determine you have to buy one with an Aerobika, however, I am using the one I bought like that with two other Aerobikas so they are not built in and can be switched.

@picartist I would not buy these because they do not have the connector to the Aerobika, I think I wasted my money. You need to buy them with another Aerobika because the connector is included.

Hi,

That is amazing you found the manometer online by itself. They look identical to the ones that come with the aerobika, but do not have the attachment to connect to the aerobika. However if you bought an aerobika with one you can use that attachment.

Sometime last year I noticed that the aerobika needs replacement every year, but the manometer needs replaced every 6 months.

I contacted Monaghan to ask about buying one separately. I was told it was not possible. I heard from several people there ( going up the ladder every time) that the manometer was developed for another use and there were many regulations etc. that prohibited them from being sold separately.
I was told that perhaps the best answer would be to package 2 with the aerobika. That is a great solution, I have not seen that done anywhere. I buy my aerobika from Allied Express.

I see now from the Cascade website that the manometer is the
“Ambu Disposable Pressure Manometer
Manometers are used for monitoring the airway pressure and are suitable for use with Ambu resuscitators or other resuscitators, hyperinflation bags, CPAP masks or circuits.”

So it makes sense now. They were designed for the above. Monaghan found a great use for them with the aerobika, For which I am very grateful.

I did not realize how hard I was blowing until I started using the manometer.

Kudos to you for finding a source to get them separately.

And remember according to the Monaghan website they should be replaced every 6 months.

Cascade will probably see a lot of business.

Happy New Year

Pat

@patgreen11 I just got mine from Cascade for $13.50. It’s the exact one. The separate piece I already had when I bought one with an Aerobika.

I bought a new aerobika to get a manometer a few months ago and found I was exhaling too hard. Once I trained myself on how hard to exhale I took the manometer off and don't use it on a regular basis. I put it back on occasionally to check my "exhale memory." So I don't have a need to keep buying new ones.

That's exactly what I used it for, training. My Pulmonary Therapist told me to exhale as hard as I can and I have now learned it caused me a lot of airway issues. I still exhale a little harder than the manometer said I should and it seems to be working out okay. I wish my Therapist, if I can call her that, would get a little more detailed on how to do things and not just leave it up to me to figure out.

@sharonednaramsey
Hello, I am just learning about Manometer as I have not heard of this. I nebulize with my Aerobika daily and would like to explore the Manometer. Can you send a link to the product? I googled Cascade but was unsuccessful in finding it. Thank you.

https://cascadehealth.com
Search for manometer.