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How Negative Pressure from the Porta-Lung Beneficial

June 16, 2008 on 8:58 am | In submarinesusie |

Negative pressure with the Porta-Lung is natural to a person’s breathing pattern. This is how it works. When the Porta-Lung inhales, the diaphragm moves downwards to push the air into my lungs. Then, when it exhales the diaphragm moves upwards which releases the air from my lungs. The Porta-Lung conforms to a person’s respiration patterns which can improve one’s general health over time. For someone like me whose lungs are paralyzed, it feels wonderful because it completely takes over my breathing and gives me a total rest. I really look forward to it at night after breathing on my own throughout the day! With a computerized ventilator such as the NEV that I use, I can customize the settings to conform to my breathing pattern – rhythm feels most comfortable to me. For example, I am most comfortable with an air pressure of 26 and a rate of 15 breaths per minute. Some people may like more pressure with fewer breaths per minute so the NEV allows one to set these levels to adapt to the user’s body.