DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND CARE SELF-MONITORING
RESPIRATORY
Blow Up Balloon
Android: http://bit.ly/OD5LPk Apple: – Blackberry: – Nokia: – Windows Phone: – Other weblinks: – Languages: English Number of languages: 1 Countries of use: Any in which the user is familiar with English
Summary:
“Advantages: the app makes children play while they focus on their breathing, and they start to understand what the lungs can do. It is good at getting people to learn more about their lungs. Disadvantages: it is not for people with unhealthy lungs, since you have to have a very strong blow to use it.” Patient group specialising in respiratory conditions, Denmark Source: PatientView survey, July-August 2012
Cost: Free
Developer: MTM HZStudio [app developer]
European Directory of Health Apps 2012-2013
Offers an ability to test lung capacity. The user blows on the phone’s microphone, and the app ‘inflates’ an on-screen ‘balloon’. Score (determined by the speed with which the balloon is inflated) can be submitted to a global board.
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© PatientView 2012
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