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Entraining oxygen to your Clearway 2
If you need supplementary oxygen, it may be entrained via a connector
as shown below:
• Always switch on the Clearway 2 before the oxygen supply.
When adding oxygen, attach an entrainment port at the mask or
tracheotomy end of the circuit.
• When treatment is complete, switch off the oxygen supply then
the Clearway 2 and disconnect the oxygen tubing from the
breathing circuit.
• Store the breathing circuit in a clean bag or other suitable container.
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Information about treatment and settings
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• If you need a caregiver to assist with treatment, you may want to agree on a signal with
them to alert them that you want to stop treatment. This maybe a thumbs up, looking up
or shaking your head.
• Treatment is usually carried out in the position you cough best in.
Your clinician will advise you on this.
• Treatment settings are prescribed like medicine; therefore, they should only be set
by a clinician. Your device will be programmed with the appropriate settings for you.
• If possible, try to avoid treatment immediately after a meal or food.
• When using the Clearway 2 in the automatic modes, a Synchrony Beep® will sound prior to
the delivery of the negative pressure, signalling when to cough, making the treatment
more effective.
• A Clearway 2 has different modes and therefore can provide different treatments. MI-E
(cough) treatment usually consists of one or more insufflation time (Ti) (length of the
breath in), exsufflation time (Te) (length of the suck out), and a pause. These together
are called a cycle. The number of cycles you should do in each treatment will be advised
by your physiotherapist or clinician. After each treatment, you may need to have a short
rest (30 seconds or longer). Any secretions can then be cleared.
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