Harry, male, 71, Massaschusetts
My Experience
- Overall Rating
- 2
- average of all patients
- Pain

- Inconvenience

I was wheezing and doctor was concerned. The procedure took place in a room called a lab. There was just the medical technician and myself. The test was explained to me: that I was to blow into the machine with a clip on my nose so that all of my breathing was through my mouth.
I was asked to inhale deeply and slowly and then exhale slowly and strongly, then after a pause to inhale rapidly and then exhale rapidly. I did this several times.
Afterwards, I felt a bit tired and was coughing a little more than before the test. After a half hour or so, I was fully recovered.
My Advice
Do not worry: this is not a difficult or challenging test.
- posted by HealthAngle January 4, 2009
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