AirPhysio: How it Works
How AirPhysio Helps Airway Obstruction
AirPhysio is a drug-free handheld Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP) device designed to assist in the clearance of secretions from the lungs and improving lung capacity by:
Vibrating the airways:
Which loosens the bond of mucus to the airway walls for mucus clearance.
Intermittently increasing endobronchial pressure:
Which assists in maintaining the clearing of the airways while a person exhales so that mucus does not become trapped as it moves up the air canal.
Accelerating expiratory airflow:
Which facilitates the upward movement of the mucus through the airways so that it can be more easily cleared.
Respiratory conditions can be life threatening
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Respiratory diseases are associated with excess mortality, reduced quality of life for patients, and high health-care costs
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In 2019, approximately 8372 people with respiratory diseases died, compared to 6129 in 20101
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Respiratory diseases represented the 5th leading cause of death in Australia, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics
The most prevalent respiratory diseases in hospitalised patients are:
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are among the most common respiratory diseases affecting people worldwide