Microlife (Deluxe Kit) Digital Peak Flow Meter Tests PEF / FEV1 / Early Detection of Asthma Attacks | Spirometer for Kids & Adults | Perfect for Monitoring Asthma, COPD & other Lung Conditions at Home

WOW, I read the good reviews but.. WOW. I love when a medical device really lives up to what you expect, and goes beyond! It comes with a nice heavy duty cloth carry case w/ 2 zippered compartments: one for the manual and paper medical records, extra mouth pieces (green and orange in addition to the attached blue), and the USB cable for software interface; the second larger compartment for the device.Comes with two AAA batteries too. Easy to install. Setting up time is easy too. Remove a cover to access the time editor, then set date/time elements, using a paperclip to press a button. Easy enough. Note that the month/day appear in Euro style, DD/MM (vs USA MM/DD). OR you can use software to set it! VERY COOL!The product mentions software for PC... but the company has an app for the Mac too. It's called Microlife Asthma Analyzer+, free on the App store. Setup a profile using an email address... but it actually stores locally and doesn't use the email. When you connect, it will notice your date is not sync'd, and offer to sync it from your Mac. VERY COOL. After using the product, you can view the data, PEF and FEV1 in charts, or EXPORT to CSV (for data points) or PDF (printable color copy of the chart). Use a sync button (two arrows, top right) to pull data from the device.To use, it's important to know that you BEGIN by pressing the big button, WAIT for the beep, then exhaling gently, THEN put your mouth on the device BEFORE doing a big inhale... THEN exhale as fast as you can. It helps to purse your lips a bit. The idea on the inhale AND exhale is that you're letting it get a good measure of volume. After one reading, wait between 2-30 seconds (max) and repeat... then do the same for a third time. The system will save the highest readings of the three.The SOFTWARE will also use your first set of readings to determine your BASELINE. That way the green/yellow/red areas reflect how well your future readings match up to that baseline. This is useful if you can set up a baseline when you are breathing well, and then the yellow/red will just warn you if you're dipping too low below that baseline.OR you can use their charts (or online charts or a number provided by your physician) to SET your BASELINE. You can set that up in the software, with the device connected, and it will update the device. That way your readings will show green/yellow/red based on that number. This is useful if you are already having breathing issues (asthma, COPD, heart-related respiratory or post-COVID issues), to know how bad your breathing is, and have a good idea when it's probably time to see a doctor (if it dips into the red). Again, VERY COOL.So overall, I absolutely recommend this device! I'm so impressed that I'm looking into what else they offer. It's hard to find consumer medical products that are so well designed and operate well too. Microlife truly scored "11" out of 10 on this one.

Pretty useful to monitor lung function between pulmonologist visits. Pretty easy to use. Comes in a pouch for convenience

Prior to ordering one of these you should know the difference between a Spirometer and a Peak Flow Meter.A Spirometer measures the total volume of air that can be exhaled or inhaled. It can also measure the rate at which a certain volume of air is expelled from the lungs. A Peak Flow Meter, on the other hand, only measures the rate at which air is forced out of the lungs. This is known as the peak expiratory flow.Some reviews here seem to have the two confused so I wanted to get that out of the way.I have a manual Peak Flow Meter from the Doctor and never used it much for my Asthma.Needed to use up some FSA money before the end of the year and this item fit the bill as the price was just right.The item arrived with the box containing everything that comes with the item (USB cable, batteries, spare mouth pieces, directions and a nifty carrying case).The included directions are good enough to setup and operate the device. I downloaded the software from Microlife's website for free, installed it on a Windows XP Computer without issue (I think the software supports later versions).The software is able to communicate with the unit and pull the readings. Setting up the software only involves creating a "Patient" by inputting some information. You can create multiple patients which is cool because any device of this type at this price point usually doesn't support multiple users. So while it's cumbersome using this device along with the software it's possible to save readings for multiple patients.The software allows for printing graphs or just the data so I can take them to my doctor's appointments as he's always asking me if I use a Peak Flow Meter and what are the readings. You can also export the data to a CSV (Comma, Separated Value) file.This brings up an important point. All Peak Flow Meters are designed to aid in the diagnosing and treatment of a respiratory illness. Which means you should be seeing a doctor to help interrupt the results and plan your treatment.I took several readings with this meter then several with the manually operated one the doc gave me and they were very close so I have confidence this device is working as intended.All in all I am happy with my purchase. I refrained from rating it 5 stars as anything can be improved upon.Asthma or COPD cannot be cured but effectively managed. This device does what it's supposed to do and aids in that.

I have asthma but only see my asthma Dr 2 times a year and in my opinion that’s not enough to get an idea of my daily breathing trouble . This is great, nice storage package, easy to use , keeps the best reading of the 3 at a time you do , holds a good amount of readings. I take mine 3 times a day . It’s amazing how your breathing is at different times of the day . Now I have info for my Dr so he can tell if my medication is working correctly . Definitely a good choice.

This works great and is not all that expensive for home use. It serves that same purpose as those in the doctors office.

Bought this after being in the hospital twice in one week for severe asthma attacks that required hospitalization. Peakflow meters help detect changes in breathing that may indicate an asthma attack more reliably than just trusting your feeling of breathing alone.I went with this one due to it being digital, where it would record my data automatically (useful for situations where I don't have a pen and paper handy or my phone being on charge) and figured it was more accurate than manual peak flow meter that I had.Turns out the manual one was a lot more accurate than this device. It gave a reading of 634 then 210 right after. So I tried it again and got a reading of 520. Meanwhile, my manual read 340, 320 and 345. The reading of 600s and up is for someone that has great lung function, which I do not with severe asthma and struggling to get it under control. I tried it for a few days and while I was having an asthma attack, which it again said 600 when my manual peakflow was 145.This is too inaccurate to be trusted and was returned