Lung Master | FAQ

FAQ

The Lung Master is an internationally patented breathing device that works as a respiratory muscle trainer with a valve that can be adjusted independently for inhalation and exhalation to improve the lungs capacity and give the user 100% control over their breathing.

The device is useful in facilitating breathing as it relaxes the respiratory muscles giving the lungs power to fully inhale and exhale.

Use the Lung Master whenever you want to improve your lung capacity. Respiratory Muscle Training is good for your breathing, sleep, blood circulation, exercise, and blood pressure. For healthy individuals using the Lung Master as an exercise to improve their lung capacity and performance, it is recommended to use the Lung Master once a day for five minutes each time it is used. After one week of using the Lung Master, the device should still be used once a day but for 10-15 minutes each time, it is used. It is recommended to listen to your body and stop to take a break when necessary.

The Lung Master can be used in any body position.  Optimally, by sitting in an upright position, the lungs can fully expand during inhalation, and they are given more power during exhaling. While in the lying down position, the chest is tight and congested and the lungs cannot fully inhale and exhale (1).

The Lung Master is the smallest, lightest, most accurate, most durable, and most convenient respiratory muscle trainer in the entire world.

The Lung Master was designed by patients, and after going through many different prototypes, the master design has come through; the lung master is designed with purpose, and it’s designed to be extremely durable to last a lifetime.

It was designed out of frustration because all the other breathing devices (We’ve tried all of them) are either heavy and cause jaw fatigue, or have a one-way valve only, or their valves are not durable.

The Lung Master’s design allows for easy assembly and disassembly of the body for better cleaning reach.

The Lung Master’s design allows each piece in the body of the device to move independently.

The Lung Master’s valve allows the user to train both inspiratory and expiratory muscles.

The Lung Master is the only device in the market that allows the user to hold it around their neck using a lanyard, and although the lanyard is not necessary as the device is light and won’t ever cause jaw fatigue, it can be greatly beneficial for people who use the device outdoors and don’t want to put it in their pocket

The Lung Master can be used anywhere as it is light and portable. It can be used in the office, at school, in public places, in the gym, and at home while watching TV or doing house chores. However, the Lung Master should not be used while driving, operating heavy machines, or doing dangerous jobs that need full attention.

The Lung Master is at once highly innovative and incredibly simple. Here’s how it works:

1. To start, select your desired resistance levels.

a. Adjust the inhale resistance and exhale resistance by turning the arrows above and below the numbers printed on its exterior.

b. When you first start using the Lung Master, you’ll want to choose resistance levels you can manage as you get the hang of it.

2. The next step is to simply breathe.

a. You’ll notice right away that you have to breathe differently than you’re used to doing in order to get the air to flow properly — this means it’s working!

b. As you adjust to this new style of breathing, you’ll feel how your diaphragm is being pushed down, and you’ll notice that your breathing feels like it’s coming from your belly.

3. Once you’ve mastered your starting resistance levels, increase the resistance a notch for both inhale and exhale.

a. The idea is to eventually make it to the point where the greatest resistance levels for breathing in and breathing out feel effortless.

b. What’s more, you’ll start to notice a difference in the way you breathe when you’re not using the Lung Master.

c. Over time, the Lung Master teaches you to breathe more deeply — to gain full control of your breathing — this is how it changes your life!

Yes. Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) is useful in relaxing respiratory muscles, lowering blood pressure, decreasing chronic stress, reducing heart rate, and increasing energy levels in the body (2). With relaxed respiratory muscles and decreased chronic stress, the lungs are capable of fully inhaling and exhaling normally (3). This leads to an adequate supply of oxygen to the blood and removal of carbon dioxide from pulmonary arteries via the lungs.

Yes, research has shown that that Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) in people who suffer from COPD leads to significant improvements in dyspnea, exercise capacity and quality of life, breathlessness, and inspiratory muscle strength. (4)

Yes, research has shown that Inspiratory Muscle Training can improve inspiratory endurance, enhance respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, quality of life, daily living activities, reduce perception of dyspnea, and fatigue in asthmatic patients. (5)

Yes. The Lung Master does not treat but improves the health of individuals by strengthening the pulmonary muscles and improving inhalation and exhalation in the lungs. During exhalation, the resistance caused in the windpipe due to the use of the Lung Master strengthens the abdominal muscles. Similarly, during inhalation, the resistance causes accessory muscles of the neck, pulmonary muscles, and the diaphragm muscles to strengthen. This keeps the airway clear and facilitates normal breathing.

No. Inhalers and bronchodilators are part of medical treatment prescribed by a physician for long term control of the medical condition causing the breathing problem. For faster and effective treatment inhalers and the Lung Master can be used together. In asthma patients, the Lung Master may help in reducing the frequency of using inhalers.

Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) makes the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs to occur faster within a short period leading to lightheadedness (6). Normally, Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) makes new patients adjust their breathing faster leading to hyperventilation. However, as the training progresses, the patients’ lungs are trained to breathe normally and control any chronic stress. It is the hyperventilation that makes new patients lightheaded. As the training continues, the lungs gain strength and lightheadedness disappears. If you feel lightheaded, pause for a few minutes then resume the training and make sure to reduce the resistance to a level that you are comfortable with.

It's mainly when people do it fast and don’t focus on their belly breathing, and it’s not different than breathing into a bag or a straw…Hyperventilation happens.

Yes, it could happen. The Lung Master alters the normal breathing pattern of the user as it applies more force into the lungs against the resistance while exhaling. The force makes a person cough to clear the windpipe and allow the lungs to fully inhale. This is healthy for strengthening the respiratory muscles and making the person recover from shortness of breath. If you experience coughing, pause for a few minutes, and continue your training.

Yes, the Lung Master is designed so that the parts can be assembled and disassembled with ease for better cleaning reach. The Lung Master must be cleaned prior to every training session. To begin with, remove the mouthpiece and rinse it with warm water. Leave the mouthpiece to air dry in a safe place.

1.Remove the exhale (Top) piece.

2. Remove the valve.

3.Rinse with warm water and completely dry it out.

4.Reattach the valve (the slider piece).

5.Reattach the exhale piece.

Shallow breathing is the drawing of minimal breath into the lungs, usually by drawing air into the chest area using the intercostal muscles rather than throughout the lungs via the diaphragm. Shallow breathing can result in or be symptomatic of rapid breathing and hypoventilation. Most people who breathe shallowly do it throughout the day and are almost always unaware of the condition alters the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli. Superficial breathing leads to chronic stress which causes the buildup of carbon dioxide in the pulmonary arteries (7). The buildup of carbon dioxide makes the pulmonary arteries constrict reducing the pumping of deoxygenated blood to the lungs for purification. In effect, the supply of oxygenated blood to the brain and the body cells reduces leading to anxiety and body weakness.

Yes. Scientific studies in sports show that frequent Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) can be beneficial in strengthening individuals including athletes’ lungs and improving their exercise capacity and performance. Inspiratory muscle trainings ensure that an athlete develops superior and sturdier breathing muscle resulting in a sophisticated proportion and level of general muscle strength creation. (8)

Research has shown that Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) is critical in reducing back and neck pains, lowering your blood pressure, increasing your exercise capacity and performance, and improving your quality and quantity of sleep. These benefits are critical in improving individuals’ quality of health.

Breathing is critical for psychological and physiological relaxation of the body (9). Breathing influences emotions including happiness, sadness, fear, and anxiety. Physiological and psychological relaxation of the body is useful in improving the quality of sleep (10). The Lung Master contributes to the psychological and physical relaxation of the body by improving breathing. Consequently, the body becomes more relaxed leading to improved sleeping.

It is important to follow the instructions on how to use the Lung Master. Individuals who feel unwell or lightheaded when using the Lung Master for the first time should reduce or stop their training. Patients suffering from serious health conditions should seek their physicians’ advice before using the Lung Master.  If the instructions are followed properly, the Lung Master shouldn’t have any adverse effects.

It is recommended for individuals under treatment or therapy of any kind to seek their physician’s advice before using the product. However, it is a must for individuals suffering from pulmonary fibrosis, untreated pneumothorax, active hemoptysis, skull trauma or surgery, epistaxis, acute sinusitis, airway stenosis, intracranial pressure, bolus emphysema, hemodynamic instability, tympanic membrane rupture, ear pathologies and other serious ailments to seek their physicians’ advice before using the product. Or any individuals who has gone through any organ transplant, also any individuals who have had a heart attack or a stroke in the past or have had any recent surgeries.

It is advisable to seek medical attention and advice from your health care provider before continuing with the use of the Lung Master. Where advised to stop using it, it is important to obey the doctor’s recommendation. You can start using the Lung Master again after healing from the illness.

Individuals above the age of 7 can use the Lung Master. Adults’ supervision is required for individuals of 16 years of age and below (Please call your doctor’s office and direct them to the website and they will give you a definitive answer).

A warranty period of one year is offered once the product is purchased. During the period, any manufacturer’s fault on the Lung Master is covered. However, accidental damages or damages as a result of misuse are not covered.

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