Medical Technology Innovation Gadget (Wheezometer) # 2


Asthma attacks affect children and adults causing shortness of breath, wheezing and cough. Wheezes are musical sounds associated with airway flow limitation. The Personal Wheezometer, a hand held home device, allows asthma patients to measure their wheeze rate (where a physician with a stethoscope is not readily available) by applying it to the lower neck (adults and older children) or the upper breast bone (infants) for 30 seconds.

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