How Incentive Spirometer Works?

When you breathe from an incentive spirometer, a piston rises inside the device and measures the volume of your breath. A healthcare provider can set a target breath volume for you to hit. Spirometers are commonly used at hospitals after surgeries or prolonged illnesses that lead to extended bed rest.

What are the benefits of using an incentive spirometer?

Incentive spirometers ensure the lungs remain active. They encourage deep breathing, lung expansion, and mucus clearance, which allows people to retrain their lungs to take slower and fuller breaths and optimize ventilation. An incentive spirometer is commonly given to those who have undergone surgery.

What is a normal goal for incentive spirometer?

The purpose of incentive spirometry is to facilitate a sustained slow deep breath. Incentive spirometry is designed to mimic natural sighing by encouraging patients to take slow, deep breaths.