Peak Flow app for Android

[Finnmaccool]

Hi there all. Sorry if this is an old question, but I'm still pretty new to the commubity. Does anyone have good experiences with a Peak Flow app for Android phones. The measures are an important way of checking out the adverse effects of my asthma on my breathing. I'm trying out the one from Ben Hills. I guess I'd like one that provides as much feedback and trending as possible. Cheers everyone. Finn McCool

[Katinka46]

My consultant was sent a lot of them and posted one to me. It is called SmartOne and sends the results to your phone or tablet. It uses Bluetooth. I had fun with it at first but I can’t say I have built it into a routine. It measures Peak Flow and FEV1.

Is this the kind of device you were thinking of?

K

[Finnmaccool in reply to Katinka46]

Thanks Katinka. Yes, I'm open to anything. I will look out for the Smart One. I understand that the Smart One is the appliance itself, as you say it links to the phone through Bluetooth. The one I am using is simply (a free) one where I record each reading manually into the app, and then it charts out trends etc. By the way, what is FEV1. Thanks again. Finn

[Katinka46 in reply to Finnmaccool]

FEV1 is forced expiratory volume in one second. It is the most commonly used reading for patients with COPD as an indication of obstructed lung function. It is matched against the “normal” readings for someone without lung disease, and then the predicted percentage is noted. So the lower that predicted percentage is the worse the lung function. Do you have spirometry tests at your GP practice? Ask for the printout and you will see the numbers there. There are websites that explain it.

K

[Finnmaccool in reply to Katinka46]

Thanks Katinka. Yes I've had the spirometry test, but more for my asthma and bronchiectasis, as they have not identified COPD specifically. One measure I received is that I have lung capacity for 90 y.o. I'm a mere 70!!! I will ask for full printout at my next review. Hope all well with you. Finn