Mini Wright Peak Flow Meter

Easy to use and well made

This is remarkable. It is really basic and simple to use - you just huff and puff into the mouthpiece. I don't expect that it is spot on accurate, it is not designed to be. But it gives an easy and effective indication. And it is so cheap. I care for someone with dementia, who can'[t communicate if he is ill. So for a couple of weeks every day I got him to huff into the flow meter, I took his temperature with a temperature gun, and clipped on an oximeter which recorded oxygen level and pulse. It was easy and took a minute each time for the lot. That established his base line measurements. Now I take readings every week or so, or if I am concerned, and I have a quick and easy reassurance, or an immediate alert if there is a problem.

Im not going to do a long review its depressing ..i had an asthma attack and ended up in hospital , they used these in there , i had this at home , ive had it for ages , bought it from here , it was in the draw, its not now ive been testing my peak flow and its 250 at best not bad hey it was 100 when the ambulance came ..but all this about huge peak flow im only a small girl with small breasts and body i cannot since birth get up to the top peak one ..that they keep quoting ok i amy do 350 or 400 i dont know but stop putting the pressure on..its grest used it since i got out but it makes you panic if you obsess dont grt too focused if you live on your own , you will end up having one in a state of panic ..good item though use it when i feel really crappy to test ..but generally you know if your ill .

Just received this item, quick delivery and well packaged. This is the industry standard for such peak flow readings. Simply take a deep breath and blow out as hard as possible then take the reading. Simple to use and provides accurate measurements. Cheap and cheerful price and i can see this product lasting a long time. The only downfall is that the instructions with the product do not provide reference for you to see if on average your reading is low or high. If you want the instrument just to measure yourself and see how you progress over a period of time then its fine but if you want it to see if you are below or above average for your age then i would check out this website: [...] This website gives plenty of info regarding the product and also gives tables and calculations for you to work out if you are abnormal or not =) Overall good product and the cheapest i could find of this type. Well recommended.

As others have noted, you might be able to get a medical prescription for one of these if you suffer from a condition that benefits from regular PEFR monitoring. However, with free postage it's only trivially more expensive to buy one. It's a simple instrument with no user calibration. I would suspect that it isn't particularly accurate in absolute terms; that is, I would imagine that there is so much variability in successive uses that readings might easily differ by 5% or so. That's not a fault of the unit, but a general limitation of this method of assessing airway condition. The unit can be washed, and instructions are provided for doing so. There are also instructions on how to use it but, frankly, they amount to "blow into it hard," which is pretty obvious. There is an increasing interest in home monitoring of PEFR in the treatment of asthma and related conditions. The reason is that measurement removes some of the subjectivity from the symptoms -- there isn't a very clear correlation between how bad the symptoms feel to the sufferer, and how badly the airways are actually compromised. In principle, regular monitoring can detect trends in the condition that are not very obvious to the sufferer. There seems to be a proportion of asthma sufferers whose subjective assessment of their condition is completely out of line with the real severity and, for those people, a simple gadget like this might potentially be a life-saver. Naturally, if you don't have any medical training, you ought to consult a doctor or other reputable healthcare provider before using this instrument in earnest. Obstructive airways diseases aren't things you should be trying to self-treat using Google.

Works as expected. Actually gave me higher (normal) readings (~640) compared to the one the Dr used (545) which was the reason I got it being given 2 inhalers and told it was likely I was mildly asthmatic. The meter sent to me was not the Wrights one pictured but a Medi one which is actually better since it has markers for the ranges. If you hadn't realised, the NHS and GP's just largely damage control these days and you really NEED to take care of your own health. My Dr only made me do it once and I know you are supposed to do it 3 times to see the average so don't rely on GP's as they are overworked, overstressed (but with up to £250k salaries in London) and buy cheap diagnostic tools like this for your own peace of mind.

This is exactly the same portable flow metre that the doctor will produce from his case if he visits you. Excellent quality with helpful instructions and also the addition of blank monitoring charts to keep a record of your progress. One very helpful inclusion was a chart that tells you what you should be blowing depending on your age and height. Excellent if you need to keep an eye on your lung function in the same way as your doctor would. Great price too.

Only used briefly, not something most people would use very much! Not bad for the price!