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I just purchased the BiWaze Clear System for my father to help get rid of mucus and repair the lungs from a serious Bilateral Pneumonia. Has anyone used it before on their loved ones and if so what progress have they made with it? Thankyou

You are in luck. Here is a technical paper that came to the top of my query and it explains a lot. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10095394/
BI waze is just a brand. The product leader is the Philips. Insufflator, exsufflator that has been around for decades. You can find more by typing in MIE and scholarly articles. Studies by NIH or .gov meet high standards.
In a nutshell, it works for people with neuromuscular problems with exhaled flow rates less than 150. The patient qualifies by insurance if a pulmonologist writes the order. I beleive your father is on a ventilator. But he will not get benefit if he still has a decent cough. He will benefit from suctioning if he has a trach or orally if not and he is on some sort of mask set up.
I used this MIE device since 1975 on those patients who benefitted: 5 breaths and pause x 3 for a treatment. I preferred to use manual settings compared to automatic settings with a longer inspiration time compared to 50 50. Normal timing is 1 to 2 for exhalation.
It seems that your father might have chronic aspiration which means he is not swallowing well and aspirating instead. If this is the case then forcing the air on inspiration before the exhalation vacuum, then you will be just pushing more upper airway mucus to the deeper portion of the lungs. I hope my 2 or 3 explanations can help.
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Panurse25 2 hours ago
Thankyou very much for the information. I have not seen the machine yet. The medical equipment store will be bringing it Friday and I guess they will go over on how to use it.
The Pulmonologist thought it would help him from getting mucus plugs. Im happy that you mentioned Aspiration because when I googled his symptoms he seems to have all the symptoms of someone who has that condition. Thankyou for replying to my question.
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Because you haven't yet gotten a response, I put your inquiry into ChatGPT5.5. here is what it aggregated:

BiWaze Clear is a legitimate airway-clearance device, and it may be quite useful if your Father's problem after pneumonia is retained mucus or areas of the lung that aren't fully expanding. It combines positive-pressure lung expansion with oscillation to loosen secretions so they can be coughed or suctioned out.

One thing needs to be clarified, though: that it doesn't actually “repair” lungs damaged by bilateral pneumonia. Recovery from pneumonia itself happens over time as the infection and inflammation resolve. The BiWaze can potentially help that recovery by keeping the airways clearer and improving lung expansion.

Make sure his pulmonologist or respiratory therapist has prescribed the appropriate settings and shown you exactly how and how often they want him to use it. How much benefit someone gets will depend heavily on why mucus is accumulating and how effectively he can cough it out once the machine mobilizes it.

This device is new enough so that there aren't many reviews available yet, but check out this resource:

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/vest-to-biwaze-clear-for-airway-clearance/?pg=1&utm_source=chatgpt.com

I hope this helps.
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