Vibrating vest

I use the Hillrom vest. I tried the portable but it was very heavy. I fid 20 minutes goes pretty fast. I did start nebulizing while on the vest but the I had acid reflex so do it separately now.
Good luck!
Marie

Okay Marie thank/you. Did you find that it helped a lot? My Dr. has me on a sequence of the vest that lasts 40 mins!!! It does seem to bring up more mucus, but only small amounts at a time. I’ve done it separately also, and try postural drainage at the same time. But 40 mins is a long time with the vest only. It takes about 30 mins to nebulize before the vest. (Albuterol & 7% saline). Just looking for effective shortcuts I guess. But every bit of mucus helps.

No. Most of my mucous is in the morning. My husband does chest PT and that helps. It gets frustrating when nothing comes up with all our efforts.
I guess we just need to keep going with all these techniques and hope it helps!
Good luck
Marie

I also use the Hillrom Vest, but for 20 minutes. I use the albuterol aerosol puffer instead of nebulizing it. This saves me about 15 minutes. I do the albuterol aerosol puffer first, then the vest, then I nebulize 3% sodium chloride. Lastly I use the acapella flutter device for mucus clearing. This method works for me. I hope this helps. Any better suggestions from anyone would be welcome.

I own an Afflovest and it gave me rib pain so I stopped. Recently, met with pulmonary who suggested I re-try it with all settings on low. Previously, I used high settings only. So I will retry it for 30 minutes twice a day on low. I plan to use it during 7% saline neb and after until 30 minutes are up followed by AD app and other breathing techniques.

Hi Scoop,
If you don’t mind me asking; what is an AD app?
Thanks!

AD=Autogenic Drainage. It's available for free on the App store. It's essentially airway clearance coaching which employs the autogenic (self-generated) drainage technique. Give it a try. I use it everyday and would be lost without it!

Hi. I’m wondering how you’re doing with the Afflowvest currently. I’m just reading this thread. I started the HillRom about 3 weeks ago & neb 7% saline at the same time. I do this 2-3x/d 25 minutes each. Sometimes I don’t fit a midday session in but 3 really helps clear me up so I feel better. I have BE, MAC that didn’t clear after treatment (maybe starting new regimen) & chronic pseudomonas. It’s a lot of work & I only feel better if I do it so I’m motivated to continue. I used to use aerobika before a pseudomonas exacerbation. It’s not enough anymore. How do you like the afflowvest? did you buy it or did your insurance cover it? My insurance only covers HillRom. I’m thinking about purchasing a refurbished Afflowvest for the mobility. Good luck & thanks for any input.

I currently am not using the vest daily. I am currently in Florida until 4/12/25. But I’m definitely going to retry it when I return to NY. When I tried it from September-December (2024) it seemed to work somewhat. During that period my mucus didn’t seem to be as deep in my lungs as it is now. The manufacturer of the Afflo vest told me it has to be used 2-4 weeks daily before I’d possibly see a difference in it helping me move the mucus to my upper airways to cough out. One I return and use again I will post information on it. I know I have been told that I have to experiment with different other airway clearance techniques to see what works best.

Medicare and I guess secondary insurance covered the hillrom vest