Your Personal Breathing Coach
PEP Buddy is a small, easy-to-use, hands-free, device held in the mouth. By breathing out through PEP Buddy, exhalation is prolonged, and your breathing rate slows. PEP Buddy is a simple, innovative, and portable medical device that reduces breathlessness so you can increase your activity level.
What is PEP Buddy?
● A light-weight, handsfree, positive expiratory pressure (PEP) device
● Attached to a lanyard for easy accessibility and held in mouth like a whistle
● Designed for use during activities and rest
● Various grades of PEP available
How It Works
PEP-Buddy works through 4 mechanisms:
1 It provides positive pressure during exhalation (back pressure), which keeps the airways open to prevent air trapping and airway collapse.
2 It slows down the respiratory rate.
3 It prolongs exhalation time.
4 It provides a point of focus for breathing.
Breath in through the nose
Breath out through PEP Buddy
These mechanisms help reduce dynamic hyperinflation and its consequences during activities. Hence improving dyspnea, oxygenation, and exercise tolerance. Such breathing pattern also help reduce stress and anxiety.
Which PEP buddy to use?
Level 1: 4 holes
PEP 4cm H2O, Resp rate ↓ 20%
Easier to use
Better for beginners
Level 2: 3 holes
PEP 7cm H2O, Resp rate ↓ 40%
Better for advanced users
Those who practice pursed-lip breathing
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