During the first several treatment sessions, the patient
reported clearing large amounts of mucus. During a
six-month follow-up interview, she indicated that the
quantity of her daily secretions had decreased
significantly, as well as the frequency and severity of
her cough, even at night. She was able to reduce her
use of nocturnal oxygen from twelve to eight hours. At
a follow-up consultation, one full year after beginning
The Vest™ system treatments, the patient had not
experienced a single respiratory infection or required
hospitalization