Spirometer Test – Lung Function Test

[Milzy]

100ml is a very small difference. And cycling won't increase your lung capacity much. To increase it, best idea is to do physical activities that require you to control your breathing - swimming is a great example.

I did a huge bbq the day before with a lot of smoke. Also end of cold won’t have helped. There’s pollen, irritants in the air etc. It would be nice if asthmatics and welders got free chest scans to make sure though.

 

[FishFright]

I've always done slightly under average on those tests.

And pipe spmokers are very sexy people.

One of the downsides of stopping smoking is the knowledge I'll never get to be a pipe smoker.

 

[Drago]

Pipe smoking is awesome, a mix of sexiness, masculinity and wisdom on display for the chicks to marvel at. After all, Russ Abbott and Rod Hull can't both be wrong, eh?

 

[Milzy]

Smoke my pipe it’s ripe tonight, pipe smoke not to be inhaled though. Anyone sniffed smelling salts?

 

[Peter Salt]

Smoke my pipe it’s ripe tonight, pipe smoke not to be inhaled though. Anyone sniffed smelling salts?

What's your issue with Salts, buddy?

 

[UphillSlowly]

Occupational health showed up today. My Spiro test was 100ml under 18 months back. I’ve just got rid of a nasty cold. Might have been a form of Covid.
She was very concerned like I’m getting COPD or maybe my old asthma is back. Maybe it is the fumes?
My wife says those screening people scare people and don’t get accurate results. I’m getting PB’s on the bike and don’t have any wheezing. I think I’d notice 100ml difference. One time they said I had blood in my urine when I didn’t. I suppose I can get the GP to do a proper fair test. Probably worrying for nothing.

Sounds like you did a peak flow reading and not fully spirometry with reversibility?

Did you blow into one of these:

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The average lung capacity is 6000ml(6 litres), so would you notice a 2% drop?

I've been told not to take the test result on it's own. More as part of a set of tests.

It’s probably the FEV1 value being referred to, rather than FVC value

 

[Milzy]

Sounds like you did a peak flow reading and not fully spirometry with reversibility?

Did you blow into one of these:
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No I didn’t. I have one of those somewhere. It was portable crap plugged into a lap top with no white tube in the plastic opening.

When FEV1 values make up less than 80% of the FVC, an obstructive lung disease is likely present. However, in restrictive lung diseases, both the FEV1 and FVC measurements decrease proportionally. So it’s my understanding it’s possible my airways were closed due to something irritating them (cold, pollen, fumes) and can be re-opened with Bronchialators rather than it’s permanent damage.

 

[Milzy]

It’s probably the FEV1 value being referred to, rather than FVC value

You are correct!!!

 

[UphillSlowly]

No I didn’t. I have one of those somewhere. It was portable crap plugged into a lap top with no white tube in the plastic opening.

When FEV1 values make up less than 80% of the FVC, an obstructive lung disease is likely present. However, in restrictive lung diseases, both the FEV1 and FVC measurements decrease proportionally. So it’s my understanding it’s possible my airways were closed due to something irritating them (cold, pollen, fumes) and can be re-opened with Bronchialators rather than it’s permanent damage.

Very good occ health cover!