Does anyone know there peak flow?

noj121
noj121 Posts: 58
edited June 2011 in The hub
Hi guys just wondering if anyone knows what there peak flow is?
Mine on average is about 650
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  • GHill
    GHill Posts: 2,402
    Normally somewhere just below 800. If my asthma is playing up it falls to around 550 and I get some meds ;-)
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Yes, on account of being asthmatic and having to check it reasonably regularly.

    As with GHill it's a f**k-sight better when I'm managing my inhalers properly.
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  • SPIRO
    SPIRO Posts: 200
    Have to do this every year on work medical, about 850 usually, no idea what it means though :lol:
  • Pickled Pig
    Pickled Pig Posts: 233
    SPIRO wrote:
    Have to do this every year on work medical, about 850 usually, no idea what it means though :lol:

    It's the maximum volume of air you can exhale in litres / min.
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Last time I used a peak flow meter it went to the stop. The doc just looked at me :)
  • jon87uk
    jon87uk Posts: 158
    Peak flows depend on your size and age. I think above 650/700 is usually pretty good. If you are under 500 then you are probably under medicated. Do not take this as fact, just from a long term astmatic. Kids will be likely to preform worse.
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  • Gizmokev
    Gizmokev Posts: 146
    38 years old and got a VO2max today of 47...puts me in good fitness bordering on very good.....wooohoooo 8)

    Imagine what it will be like once I have given up smoking
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    About a litre a second on a good day, when I'm not dehydrated :D