Readings from a peak flow meter can help you or your child recognize early changes that may be signs of worsening asthma. During an asthma attack, the smooth muscles that surround the airways ...

Peak flow meters are generally not very useful in controlling asthma. Most children can be controlled with symptoms alone. Children who are able to understand when they're having trouble breathing ...

If your child has been diagnosed with asthma and is younger than 5, they likely will not be able to manage using a peak flow meter. However, some younger children are able to do it.

A peak flow meter is a user-friendly, portable device that helps measure the ability of the lungs to expel air. It estimates peak expiratory flow rate which is a measure of how rapidly air can be ...

What a peak flow meter can tell you. Peak flow meters are inexpensive (the average price is around $15 to $20), handheld, and easy to use. You simply blow as hard as you can into the device and it ...

By Anjali Srivastava: A peak flow meter is a handy, portable device that measures how fast air leaves the lungs. It plays a vital role in asthma management by helping users track their lung ...

The peak flow meter is a simple device for measuring how quickly you can blow air out of your lungs. It's a rough measure of the amount of narrowing of your airway and hence it can be used to ...

This is called your peak flow and is measured as litres of air/minute. The measure of your peak flow is a measure of your lung capacity. If your asthma is well-controlled and you have no inflammation ...