A breath control device comprising t least one longitudinal tube with a wall with at least a resilient part, wherein the tube is embodied with a proximal open end and a closed distal end, and that the wall of the tube is provided with one or more at least in part active user-controlled closable openings or slits so that the fidgeting device also embodies a breath exercise device.

A breath control device comprising t least one longitudinal tube with a wall with at least a resilient part, wherein the tube is embodied with a proximal open end and a closed distal end, and that the wall of the tube is provided with one or more at least in part active user-controlled closable openings or slits so that the fidgeting device also embodies a breath exercise device.

A positive exhalation pressure device increases the pressure gradient in the airways, thereby increasing oxygen saturation levels and decreasing the severity of hypoxia. Various embodiments of the device may be inserted into the nasal and/or oral cavities, or configured as mask devices covering the nasal and/or oral cavities. In some embodiments, the resistance of the device may be varied.

A positive exhalation pressure device increases the pressure gradient in the airways, thereby increasing oxygen saturation levels and decreasing the severity of hypoxia. Various embodiments of the device may be inserted into the nasal and/or oral cavities, or configured as mask devices covering the nasal and/or oral cavities. In some embodiments, the resistance of the device may be varied.

A respiratory treatment device for the combined administration of respiratory muscle training (“RMT”) and oscillating positive expiratory pressure (“OPEP”) therapy, and administration of RMT using pressure threshold resistors and flow resistors with respiratory treatment devices, such as OPEP devices.

A respiratory treatment device for the combined administration of respiratory muscle training (“RMT”) and oscillating positive expiratory pressure (“OPEP”) therapy, and administration of RMT using pressure threshold resistors and flow resistors with respiratory treatment devices, such as OPEP devices.

Various improvements are provided to breathing training, monitoring and/or assistance devices. A portable device is provided which optionally includes a gas canister, a feedback system for implementing pressure control, and a visual output for indicating adherence to a breathing exercise to the user. The pressure control may provide regulation of different pressures for inhalation and exhalation.

There is described a method for coaching a breathing exercise to a user using a computing device. The method provides a sequence of user instructions for the breathing exercise and determines an expected pattern of breathing intensity from the user in accordance with the sequence of user instructions. Raw audio data stream is retrieved from a microphone associated to the computing device. The raw audio data stream is processed, and breathing events are then detected. By comparing a timing of the detected breathing events with the expected pattern of breathing intensity, compliance with the breathing exercise and future exercises can be adapted within a session or over the length of a program.

An airflow inhibitor apparatus for use in the mouth has an airflow inhibitor body and a tongue shelf. The tongue shelf positions the forward part of the tongue upward, improving the oral posture of the wearer and promoting proper nasal breathing. The airflow inhibitor body helps block the user from mouth breathing. The body is adjacent to the lips and the teeth when in the mouth. The tongue shelf extends laterally from the body. A bite pad may be shaped to fit the teeth of the wearer, having been made with reference to a custom mold or the like, or may have a combination of protrusions that permit the teeth to grip the pad. In an alternative configuration, the body has thinned wall sections that facilitate trimming of the airflow inhibitor apparatus with scissors or the like.

A lung exercise apparatus and method with an enclosure, with an inside, an outside and an open top, configured to hold a liquid of a first density. An additive to the liquid that increases the first density such that a person in the liquid is more buoyant. Weight removably connectable with the person such that a person in the enclosure is held vertical in the enclosure and partially immersed in the liquid below a surface of the liquid and with some of a person's body above the surface of the liquid. And a harness that is removably connectable with the person to hold some of the person's body above the surface of the liquid where lungs in a person's body are below the surface of the liquid.