Comments on: Innovation in Negative Pressure Vents http://portalung.com/blog/2008/10/04/pegaso-cough-assistance/% Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 28 May 2012 20:24:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: submarine susie http://portalung.com/blog/2008/10/04/pegaso-cough-assistance/%#comment-72 submarine susie Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:04:33 +0000 http://portalung.com/blog/?p=80#comment-72 Thank you, Salaz01, yes I did. The Respironics Cough Assist device looks like a nifty machine. The Cough Assist devices help prevent respiratory tract infections so that you can stay out of the hospital when you get a cold and can't cough yourself. I have been hospitalized on more than one occasion for bronchopulmonary infections due to thick secretions. I was reading how the Pegaso Cough Assist is better than a suction machine because it gets the secretions up with a simulation of a cough so it is non-invasive. For someone like me who has to be suctioned alot, that sounds really cool!!! :) :D Compared with the Respironics Cough Assist, the Pegaso is very lightweight and portable which allows the patient to take it with them to the workplace, school - wherever they go! So it allows them to maintain their freedom and fulfill their dreams. When I watched the youtube video of the Respironics Cough Assist, I was impressed by the fact that Patrick could use a machine like the cough assist and have it in on his power chair while working as an attorney for a law firm. Now it is possible for patients with similar diseases as Patrick to clear their secretions with even more ease using the Pegaso Cough Assist. Just as the Respironics model was portable, the Pegaso is 20 lbs lighter and easy to use. Being lighter, it is easier to hide so that the patient doesn't have to stand out like a sore thumb in a crowd. I DEFINITELY go for discretion and inconspicuousness. I like people to notice for my personality, not by the equipment I carry around with me. :) Of course, the best part of the Pegaso is it is affordable and will be easy to ship to other countries due to less weight. It seems like a nice alternative to suctioning. As one who has excess saliva and difficulty swallowing, I have to be suctioned fairly frequently and I don't like it. Suctioning is not a practical solution for clearing secretions because as soon as you insert the suction catheter into the throat, it chokes the patient and causes more secretions. The Pegaso looks like a great machine worth purchasing! Thank you, Salaz01, yes I did. The Respironics Cough Assist device looks like a nifty machine. The Cough Assist devices help prevent respiratory tract infections so that you can stay out of the hospital when you get a cold and can’t cough yourself. I have been hospitalized on more than one occasion for bronchopulmonary infections due to thick secretions. I was reading how the Pegaso Cough Assist is better than a suction machine because it gets the secretions up with a simulation of a cough so it is non-invasive. For someone like me who has to be suctioned alot, that sounds really cool!!! :) :D
Compared with the Respironics Cough Assist, the Pegaso is very lightweight and portable which allows the patient to take it with them to the workplace, school - wherever they go! So it allows them to maintain their freedom and fulfill their dreams. When I watched the youtube video of the Respironics Cough Assist, I was impressed by the fact that Patrick could use a machine like the cough assist and have it in on his power chair while working as an attorney for a law firm. Now it is possible for patients with similar diseases as Patrick to clear their secretions with even more ease using the Pegaso Cough Assist. Just as the Respironics model was portable, the Pegaso is 20 lbs lighter and easy to use. Being lighter, it is easier to hide so that the patient doesn’t have to stand out like a sore thumb in a crowd. I DEFINITELY go for discretion and inconspicuousness. I like people to notice for my personality, not by the equipment I carry around with me. :)
Of course, the best part of the Pegaso is it is affordable and will be easy to ship to other countries due to less weight.

It seems like a nice alternative to suctioning. As one who has excess saliva and difficulty swallowing, I have to be suctioned fairly frequently and I don’t like it. Suctioning is not a practical solution for clearing secretions because as soon as you insert the suction catheter into the throat, it chokes the patient and causes more secretions. The Pegaso looks like a great machine worth purchasing!

]]> By: salaz01 http://portalung.com/blog/2008/10/04/pegaso-cough-assistance/%#comment-71 salaz01 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:23:01 +0000 http://portalung.com/blog/?p=80#comment-71 Susie, I was wondering if you had a chance to see that Repironics Cough Assist devise video clip on Youtube? I am attaching the link for bloggers to catch. I found it very interesting and informative, what are your thoughts? And how does the Pegasso Cough Assistant compare? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcrQtygDUWs Susie,
I was wondering if you had a chance to see that Repironics Cough Assist devise video clip on Youtube? I am attaching the link for bloggers to catch. I found it very interesting and informative, what are your thoughts? And how does the Pegasso Cough Assistant compare?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcrQtygDUWs

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